Electro-Mechanical Properties of Knitted Fabric Made From Conductive Multi-Filament Yarn Under Unidirectional Extension

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 598-606

  Zhang, Hui ^a   Tao, Xiaoming ^a   Wang, Shanyuan ^b   yu, Tongxi ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT THEORY; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; DEFORMATION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SENSORS; STAINLESS STEEL; YARN;

CIRCUIT EQUATIONS; CONDUCTIVE KNITTED FABRIC; ELECTRO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MULTIFILAMENT YARN; UNIAXIAL DEFORMATION;

KNIT FABRICS;

CONDUCTIVITY; FABRIC PROPERTY; KNITTED FABRIC; THEORETICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 28844450148     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517505056870     Document Type: Article

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