Journal of Textile Science & Engineering

Department of Textiles, University of Donghua, Shanghai, China

Publications

• Mini Review   
  Application of Silk Templated Electronic Yarns in Multifunctional Textiles and their Design and Fabrication
  Author(s): Hua Shen*
  
  For e-textile applications, conductive silk fibers (CSFs) are constructed with carbon nanotubes and silk fiber. We incorporate the complementary advantages of both components into a single hybrid fiber system by employing a scalable dip-coating strategy. Silk fibers provide mechanical toughness and strength, and carbon nanotubes provide functions like water resistance, solvent resistance, and thermal and electrical conductivity in such a system. CSFs can be woven into electronic textiles using automated fabric machines due to their mechanical and functional advantages. The resulting e-textiles can withstand washing with high-intensity or automated ultrasonics. These CSF e-textiles have potential applications in wearable devices, human augmentation, healthcare monitoring, and human-machine interfaces. They can be used as wearable sensing platforms to detect and .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2165-8064.2022.12.509

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