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Shahidi, AM 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7780-3122, Ebrahimi, P ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2088-6857, Marasinghe, K ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9050-5261, Peiris, T ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6122-8897, Rahemtulla, Z ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4695-821X, Oliveira, C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8143-3534, Eberl-Craske, D ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3564-4108, Dias, T ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3533-0398 and Hughes-Riley, T ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8020-430X,
2025.
Influence of encapsulation size and textile integration techniques on the wash durability of textiles with integrated electronic yarn.
Fibers, 13 (7): 89.
ISSN 2079-6439
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Abstract
A crucial factor when developing e-textiles is ensuring their robustness and functionality during everyday activities, particularly washing. The ability to launder e-textile garments is not merely a matter of convenience but a necessity for widespread adoption. Incorporating electronics into textiles can lead to damage due to mechanical and chemical stresses, which most electronics are not designed to withstand. This work focuses on electronic yarn technology (e-yarn), in which electronic functionality is added to textiles by embedding small electronic components into a flexible yarn-like structure. First, the component is soldered onto thin conductive wires. The soldered component is then enclosed in a protective polymer resin (micro-pod). Micro-pods have different diameters depending on the size of the embedded electronic component. The ensemble is finally covered in a textile sheath. This study focuses on the wash durability of e-yarns integrated with textiles in three different ways: embroidered onto the surface of a woven fabric, within a knitted channel in a knitted fabric, and woven as a weft yarn. Further, the work studied the impact of using different sizes of micro-pods on the e-yarns’ wash durability. Ultimately, good wash durability was observed under all testing conditions.
| Item Type: | Journal article |
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| Publication Title: | Fibers |
| Creators: | Shahidi, A.M., Ebrahimi, P., Marasinghe, K., Peiris, T., Rahemtulla, Z., Oliveira, C., Eberl-Craske, D., Dias, T. and Hughes-Riley, T. |
| Publisher: | MDPI |
| Date: | 2 July 2025 |
| Volume: | 13 |
| Number: | 7 |
| ISSN: | 2079-6439 |
| Identifiers: | Number Type 10.3390/fib13070089 DOI 2469657 Other |
| Rights: | © 2025 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Divisions: | Schools > Nottingham School of Art & Design Schools > School of Science and Technology |
| Record created by: | Jonathan Gallacher |
| Date Added: | 17 Jul 2025 15:02 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jul 2025 15:02 |
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| URI: | https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/53975 |
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