What about standardization of smart textiles ?

Research in the area of smart textiles has been going on for over a decade but products are reluctantly coming to the market. However, when smart textile products really break through, test methods to prove their “smartness” and reliability will have to be developed. These give the manufacturers a tool to show that their products are of good quality on the one hand, and it gives the user the certainty that his purchase will perform as foreseen, next to being safe and comfortable. In other words, confidence in smart textiles will be increased if quantified test methods are established. This paper reports on the initiatives that have been undertaken to start setting up standards for smart textiles