Smart Textiles Production: Overview of Materials, Sensor and Production Technologies for Industrial Smart Textiles

206 Pages·2019·17.571 MB·English

by  Inga Gehrke, Vadim Tenner, Volker Lutz

Overview of Materials,
Sensor and Production Technologies
for Industrial Smart Textiles
Inga Gehrke, Vadim Tenner, Volker Lutz,
David Schmelzeisen and Thomas Gries
Smart Textiles Production

Smart Textiles Production

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AUTHORS
Inga Gehrke, Vadim Tenner, Volker Lutz, David Schmelzeisen and Thomas Gries
Institute of Textile Technology
RWTH Aachen University
Germany
EDITORIAL OFFICE
MDPI
St. Alban-Anlage 66
Basel, Switzerland
For citation purposes, cite as indicated below:
Gehrke, I.; Tenner, V.; Lutz, V.; Schmelzeisen, D.; Gries, T. Smart Textiles Production. Overview of
Materials, Sensor and Production Technologies for Industrial Smart Textiles; MDPI: Basel, Switzerland, 2019.
FIRST EDITION 2019
ISBN 978-3-03897-497-0 (Hbk)
ISBN 978-3-03897-498-7 (PDF)
doi:10.3390/books978-3-03897-498-7
Cover image courtesy of Inga Gehrke, Vadim Tenner, Volker Lutz,
David Schmelzeisen and Thomas Gries.
© 2019 by the author. The book is Open Access and distributed under the Creative Commons
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Contents

Introduction to Smart Textiles: Applications and Markets 1
Electrically Conductive Fibers for Textiles 7
2.1. Conductive Polymers 10

2.2. Silver Coating 13
Classification of Textile-Based Sensors for Developing Smart Textiles 15
3.1. Motivation: Need for Classified Knowledge on Textile-Based Sensors 17
3.2. Textile-Based Sensors within the Context of Smart Textiles 18
3.3. Classification of Textile-Based Sensors 20

3.4. Outlook: Classified Knowledge within Platform-Based Smart Textile
Development 28
Production Technologies for Electronic Textiles 31
4.1. Integration Levels of Electronic Textiles 33
4.2. Textile Surface Processing for the Integration of Sensors and Conductive Tracks 34
4.3. Subsequent Integration of Conductive Tracks and Sensors into the Textile Surface 37
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4.4. Contacting Method between Textile and Electronics 45
4.5. Coating to Improve the Washability of Textile-Integrated Electronics 46
4.6. Approaches to Automating Smart Textile Production 47
4.7. Automation Concepts 49
Smart Textiles Product Concepts—Design and Examples 53
5.1. Resistive Touchpads/Sensors 55
5.2. Capacitive Touchpads and Sensors 56

Summary and Outlook 59

References 65

Appendix—Catalog of Textile-Based Sensors 73

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