Wearable electronic design: Electrothermal properties of conductive knitted fabrics

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 477-487

  Li, li ^a   au, Wai Man ^a   Ding, Feng ^a   Hua, Tao ^a   Wong, Kwok Shing ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Tung Wah College   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

conductive yarn; electric power; electrical resistance; Electrothermal fabric; heat capacitance

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC HEATING; HEAT RESISTANCE; KNIT FABRICS; SPECIFIC HEAT; WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY; WOOL; YARN;

COEFFICIENT OF DETERMINATION; CONDUCTIVE KNITTED FABRIC; CONDUCTIVE YARNS; ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; HEAT CAPACITANCE; STATIC AND DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COEFFICIENT;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84896056487     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: 17467748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517513494254     Document Type: Article

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