Exploring the Role of Textile Craft Practice in Interdisciplinary E-Textiles Development through the Design of an Illuminated Safety Cycling Jacket

Kgatuke, Matholo; Hardy, Dorothy; Townsend, Katherine; Salter, Eloise; Downes, Tina; Harrigan, Karen; Allcock, Susan; Dias, Tilak

doi:10.3390/proceedings2019032012

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“…Garments with embedded LEDs for lighting or wearable displays are another application category, and electroluminescent fabrics have been realized through printing with functional inks, 12,13 weaving with luminescent fibers, 14 or embedding LEDs inside yarns. 15 Heated clothing is another area of interest, 16 with applications in protective clothing and winter sports. Examples of e-textile commercial products, research prototypes and design concepts are shown in Figure 1.…”

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“…Others seek to augment human sensory ability, such as CuteCircuit's SoundShirt, 11 which uses embedded haptic actuators to allow the wearer to feel music instead of, or as well as, hearing it. Garments with embedded LEDs for lighting or wearable displays are another application category, and electroluminescent fabrics have been realized through printing with functional inks, 12,13 weaving with luminescent fibers, 14 or embedding LEDs inside yarns 15 . Heated clothing is another area of interest, 16 with applications in protective clothing and winter sports.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Copyright Jessica Smarsch, photo by Lisa Klappe; B, Illuminated cycling jacket containing LED yarns. Reproduced under the terms of the CC‐BY license 15 . Copyright 2019, the authors, published by MDPI.…”

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A review of connectors and joining technologies for electronic textiles

Stanley

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Wei³

2021

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Reliable connections between electronic circuits remain a challenge in electronic (e‐) textiles, where circuitry and components are embedded into clothing and other soft objects. E‐textiles that can measure physiological signals, deliver medical interventions, or act as a human‐computer interface are becoming increasingly pervasive, and the market for such products is predicted to grow dramatically in the coming years. Despite market predictions, several technical and production challenges persist, and these need to be overcome in order to realize commercial success. Challenges include a lack of standards for materials and manufacturing methods, issues with durability and washability, and incompatibility between textiles and electronic manufacturing methods. Joining technologies are a central part of this, as connecting e‐textile parts in a way that is electrically reliable and durable, without negatively impacting the form, fit, and function of a garment is challenging. This article reviews key joining technologies used in e‐textiles to date, demonstrating that few solutions have been specifically developed for e‐textile applications. Existing solutions are mostly connectors designed for use in rigid electronics, or textile closure mechanisms adapted to work with e‐textiles. A need for development of new joining technologies for e‐textiles, as well as further research into the performance of existing methods is highlighted.

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Section: Joining Technologiesmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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A review of connectors and joining technologies for electronic textiles

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2021

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“…Indeed, rigid III-V LED and LCD technologies are difficult to adapt for deformable devices, so OLED solutions are preferable. Possible flexible display and lighting applications are numerous and very diverse [13], including: medical devices for light-based treatments [14], wearable health monitors [15], and an abundance of potential uses in the fashion industry [16], etc.…”

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Red GaPAs/GaP Nanowire-Based Flexible Light-Emitting Diodes

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We demonstrate flexible red light-emitting diodes based on axial GaPAs/GaP heterostructured nanowires embedded in polydimethylsiloxane membranes with transparent electrodes involving single-walled carbon nanotubes. The GaPAs/GaP axial nanowire arrays were grown by molecular beam epitaxy, encapsulated into a polydimethylsiloxane film, and then released from the growth substrate. The fabricated free-standing membrane of light-emitting diodes with contacts of single-walled carbon nanotube films has the main electroluminescence line at 670 nm. Membrane-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) were compared with GaPAs/GaP NW array LED devices processed directly on Si growth substrate revealing similar electroluminescence properties. Demonstrated membrane-based red LEDs are opening an avenue for flexible full color inorganic devices.

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