The COVID-19 pandemic has hugely affected the textile and apparel industry. Besides the negative impact due to supply chain disruptions, drop in demand, liquidity problems, and overstocking, this pandemic was found to be a window of opportunity since it accelerated the ongoing digitalization trends and the use of functional materials in the textile industry. This review paper covers the development of smart and advanced textiles that emerged as a response to the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2. We extensively cover the advancements in developing smart textiles that enable monitoring and sensing through electrospun nanofibers and nanogenerators. Additionally, we focus on improving medical textiles mainly through enhanced antiviral capabilities, which play a crucial role in pandemic prevention, protection, and control. We summarize the challenges that arise from personal protective equipment (PPE) disposal and finally give an overview of new smart textile-based products that emerged in the markets related to the control and spread reduction of SARS-CoV-2.

5 Trion GmbH Textile Research Millennium Park 15 6890 Lustenau Austria

Centro de Reconocimiento Molecular y Desarrollo Tecnologico Unidad Mixta Universitat Politecnica de Valencia Universitat de Valencia Departamento de Química Inorgánica Universitat de València Doctor Moliner 56 46100 Valencia Spain

Department of Building and Urban Environment Innovative Textile Material JUNIA 59000 Lille France

Department of Chemistry Polymer Science and Technology Faculty of Sciences and Letters Istanbul Technical University Istanbul 34469 Turkey

Department of Industrial Design Engineering Faculty of Engineering Erciyes University Kayseri 38039 Turkey

Department of Nanobiotechnology Biology Centre ISBB CAS Na Sadkach 7 370 05 Ceske Budejovice Czech Republic

Department of Polymer Materials Engineering Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Bursa Technical University Bursa 16310 Turkey

Department of Textile Engineering Faculty of Engineering Architecture and Design Bartin University Bartin 74110 Turkey

Empa Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology Laboratory for Biomimetic Membranes and Textiles 9014 St Gallen Switzerland

Empa Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology Laboratory for Particle Biology Interactions 9014 St Gallen Switzerland

Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Material Science and Nanoengineering Sabanci University Tuzla Istanbul 34956 Turkey

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design Kaunas University of Technology Studentu Str 56 50404 Kaunas Lithuania

Institute of Nanotechnology Gebze Technical University Gebze Kocaeli 41400 Turkey

Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research and Application Center Sabanci University Pendik Istanbul 34906 Turkey

Management Engineering Department Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Bahcesehir University İstanbul 34349 Turkey

Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute Palacky University Slechtitelu 27 783 71 Olomouc Czech Republic

Research Centre for Environment and Materials Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts Krste Misirkov 2 1000 Skopje North Macedonia

Trabzon Vocational School Karadeniz Technical University Trabzon 61080 Turkey

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