Smart Textiles Testing: A Roadmap to Standardized Test Methods for Safety and Quality-Control

Test methods for smart or electronic textiles (e-textiles) are critical to ensure product safety and industrial quality control. This paper starts with a review of three key aspects: (i) commercial e-textile products/technologies, (ii) safety and quality control issues observed or foreseen, and (iii...

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Autores principales: Shuvo, Ikra Iftekhar, Decaens, Justine, Lachapelle, Dominic, Dolez, Patricia I.
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Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: IntechOpen 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/75712
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Sumario:Test methods for smart or electronic textiles (e-textiles) are critical to ensure product safety and industrial quality control. This paper starts with a review of three key aspects: (i) commercial e-textile products/technologies, (ii) safety and quality control issues observed or foreseen, and (iii) relevant standards published or in preparation worldwide. A total of twenty-two standards on smart textiles – by CEN TC 248/WG 31, IEC TC 124, ASTM D13.50, and AATCC RA111 technical committees – were identified; they cover five categories of e-textile applications: electrical, thermal, mechanical, optical, and physical environment. Based on the number of e-textile products currently commercially available and issues in terms of safety, efficiency, and durability, there is a critical need for test methods for thermal applications, as well as to a lesser degree, for energy harvesting and chemical and biological applications. The results of this study can be used as a roadmap for the development of new standardized test methods for safety & quality control of smart textiles.
ISBN:978-1-83968-629-0
DOI:10.5772/intechopen.96500