Abstract
An overview has focused on developing truly smart textiles able to monitor the environment around and interact accordingly for accomplishing a pre-programmed functionality. The purpose requires putting special considerations on enhancing their sensing and measuring capability, activation capability, and intelligence (programming capabilities). Such considerations have been a part of the development of electrically active knitted textile (EAT) structures and switches by a multidisciplinary research group in the School of Materials of the University of Manchester, UK. The goal was to develop knitted textile structures exhibiting good tensile recovery properties, superior drapability, which, in turn, can provide excellent skin contact and breathability, and being air permeable, can provide more comfort. The development has chosen knitting technology to produce the fibers and switches as it can provide several different production routes, such as advance circular and flat-bed weft knitting and warp knitting processes.
| Translated title of the contribution | Electrically active knitted textiles |
|---|---|
| Original language | French |
| Pages | 18-25 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Volume | 5 |
| No. | 69 |
| Specialist publication | TUT Textiles a Usages Techniques |
| Publication status | Published - Sep 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |