Title :
An exploration of electrolessly Cu/Ni plated polyester fabrics as e-textiles
Author :
Cho, Jayoung ; Moon, Jihye ; Jeong, Keesam ; Cho, Gilsoo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Yonsei Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
Electrolessly Cu/Ni plated fabrics are favorable to be used as e-textiles owing to the excellent conductivity and the properties peculiar to fabrics. Nevertheless, durability is less ensured compared with Cu-based conductive lines. Therefore, we investigate the influence of abrasion and laundering on the electrical resistance of electrolessly Cu/Ni plated fabrics, and the effect of polyurethane sealing for the electrical durability.
Keywords :
durability; fabrics; laundering; materials testing; textile fibres; abrasion; e-textiles; electrical durability; electrical resistance; electrolessly Cu/Ni plated polyester fabrics; laundering; polyurethane sealing; Clothing; Conductivity; Electric resistance; Electric variables measurement; Electrical resistance measurement; Fabrics; Scanning electron microscopy; Testing; Textiles; Yarn;
Conference_Titel :
Wearable Computers, 2005. Proceedings. Ninth IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2419-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISWC.2005.9
