Polymeric optical fiber fabrics for illumination and sensorial applications in textiles

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1061-1071

  Selm, Baerbel ^a   Gärel, Evren Aslan ^b   Rothmaier, Markus ^c   Rossi, René M ^b   Scherer, Lukas J ^b  

^a BERN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c IVF Hartmann AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

functional textiles; illumination; polymer optical fiber; polymeric optical fiber fabric; sensor

Indexed keywords

FABRIC SENSORS; FUNCTIONAL TEXTILES; ILLUMINATION; IN-BUILDINGS; POLYMER OPTICAL FIBERS; TEXTILE STRUCTURES;

FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; INDUSTRIAL RAILROADS; OPTICAL FIBERS; POLYMERS; REVIEWS; SENSORS; TEXTILE PROCESSING; TEXTILES;

AUTOMOBILE FABRICS;

EID: 77955062775     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X10377676     Document Type: Article

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