OmniFiber
OmniFiber is a microfluidic fiber technology for robotic textiles and garments. The fiber senses its own deformation and responds mechanically to it. OmniFiber contracts, extends, bends and coils with immediate response, high contraction ratio and high force output. A single fiber can be as thin as 500 microns and as large as 2 millimeters in diameter, and it can be knitted or woven into fabric. A wearable control module varies air pressure and flow rate to program the motion. Applications include kinesthetic wearables, dynamic fitting garments and textile-based haptic devices.
OmniFiber Self Sensing Morphing Textiles by Ozgun Kilic Afsar has been highlighted as an exceptional example of fashion design by the A' Design Award & Competition. OmniFiber Self Sensing Morphing Textiles received the Bronze A' Design Award in Textile, Fabric, Textures, Patterns and Cloth Design in 2022. The A' Textile, Fabric, Textures, Patterns and Cloth Design Award is an international, juried, academic and meritocratic design competition which rewards excellent design of structural fabric, engineered cloth, smart textiles, technical textiles, woven fabric, jacquard fabric, tapestries and more.
