Photochromic textile materials

Smart textiles are the materials that can perceive and respond to the changes in environmental conditions. Photochromic textiles, one of the smart textile products, can reversibly change their color by UV irradiation. Photochromic textiles have become more attractive with the increasing interest in functional textile materials. In this paper, the applications of photochromic dyes in textile industry, the problems experienced in the processes and general information about the solution possibilities of these problems are given.