Electromechanical properties of knitted wearable sensors: Part 1 – theory

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-15

  Wang, Jinfeng ^a,b   Long, Hairu ^a   Soltanian, Saeid ^b   Servati, Peyman ^b   ko, Frank ^b  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

conductive yarn; Hexagon resistance model; human sensory and comfort issues; knitting; structure properties

Indexed keywords

KNIT FABRICS;

CONDUCTIVE YARNS; HUMAN SENSORY; KNITTING; RESISTANCE MODELING; STRUCTURE PROPERTY;

WEARABLE SENSORS;

EID: 84893577434     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: 17467748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517513487789     Document Type: Article

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