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Figure 4. A picture of the band weaving machine used and a close up
of the weaving region showing an inserted e-fiber being woven into the
textile band.
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LED brightness and sensor signals were unchanged after the first wash
cycle. However, the silicone encapsulation layer became discolored and
started flaking off the e-fiber surface after the washing cycle at 60 C, as
shown in Figure 3d. Therefore, smart textiles should be washed at lower
temperatures, around 30 C, to ensure long-term stability. Alternatively,
e-fibers can be encapsulated using a second layer of Kapton, which has the
advantage of shifting sensitive device layers to the neutral bending axis.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank Tnde Kirstein and Sabine Nicoli
from the Schweizerische Textilfachschule and Dr. Christopher Simone
from DuPont for their support of this work. K. Cherenack would like to
thank Prof. Siegfried Bauer from the Johannes Keppler Universitt for
helpful discussions. This work has been scientifically evaluated by the
Swiss National Scientific Foundation (SNSF) and financed by the Swiss
Confederation and Nano-Tera.ch.
Received: June 11, 2010
Revised: August 5, 2010
Published online: October 5, 2010
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