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Exploring Sustainable Approaches for Electronic Textile Products and Prototypes
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Nishadi Perera
Nishadi Perera ,
Arash M. Shahidi
Arash M. Shahidi
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Kalana Marasinghe
Kalana Marasinghe
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Jake Kaner
Jake Kaner
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Carlos Oliveira
Carlos Oliveira ,
Rachael Wickenden
Rachael Wickenden ,
Tilak Dias
Tilak Dias and
Theo Hughes-Riley
Theo Hughes-Riley
Dr Hughes-Riley is an Associate Professor in Electronic Textiles in the Nottingham School of Art on [...]
Dr Hughes-Riley is an Associate Professor in Electronic Textiles in the Nottingham School of Art and Design, Nottingham Trent University (UK). Dr Hughes-Riley’s career has primarily concentrated on technology development with a strong multidisciplinary focus, exploiting their background in physics and experience with electrical engineering to address challenges in other fields. Dr Hughes-Riley’s current work focuses on the development of electronically active textile (E-textile) devices. Dr Hughes-Riley has an international reputation in the area of E-textiles as demonstrated by invitations to speak at various relevant international conferences, and by having secured significant research funding from both funding agencies and industry to carry out research in this field. Dr Hughes-Riley has authored 40 peer-reviewed journal articles, primarily in the fields of E-textiles, and sensors.
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Nottingham School of Art and Design, Nottingham Trent University, Bonington Building, Dryden Street, Nottingham NG1 4GG, UK
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Sensors 2024, 24(17), 5472; https://doi.org/10.3390/s24175472 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 30 July 2024
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Revised: 16 August 2024
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Accepted: 20 August 2024
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Published: 23 August 2024
Abstract
This research investigated the sustainability of textile garments with integrated electronics and their potential impact on the environment. The electronic textiles (E-textiles) sector is booming, with many advancements in E-textile product designs and construction methods having been made in recent years. Although there is a rapidly increasing interest in the reusability and sustainability of textiles, work towards E-textile sustainability requires further attention. Vastly different components are combined when constructing an electronic textile product, which makes it challenging at the end of the life of these products to dispose of them in a responsible way. In this study, a teardown analysis was conducted using a structured method, which first mapped out the interactions between each component of the product with the environment, followed by using Kuusk’s sustainable framework to analyze sustainable strategies. The research provides a unique contribution to transitioning sustainability theories into practical applications in the area of E-textiles, and the method proposed in this work can be employed in modifying electronics-embedded textiles to improve longevity and reduce the negative environmental impact. The work has highlighted key points of improvement that could be applied to a series of commercial E-textile garments, as well as a prototype E-textile device. Beyond this, the work provides a systematic approach for implementing new E-textile product designs that can evaluate overall product sustainability from the design stage to material selection, construction, and the planning of the commercial approaches of a product
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Perera, N.; Shahidi, A.M.; Marasinghe, K.; Kaner, J.; Oliveira, C.; Wickenden, R.; Dias, T.; Hughes-Riley, T.
Exploring Sustainable Approaches for Electronic Textile Products and Prototypes. Sensors 2024, 24, 5472.
https://doi.org/10.3390/s24175472
AMA Style
Perera N, Shahidi AM, Marasinghe K, Kaner J, Oliveira C, Wickenden R, Dias T, Hughes-Riley T.
Exploring Sustainable Approaches for Electronic Textile Products and Prototypes. Sensors. 2024; 24(17):5472.
https://doi.org/10.3390/s24175472
Chicago/Turabian Style
Perera, Nishadi, Arash M. Shahidi, Kalana Marasinghe, Jake Kaner, Carlos Oliveira, Rachael Wickenden, Tilak Dias, and Theo Hughes-Riley.
2024. "Exploring Sustainable Approaches for Electronic Textile Products and Prototypes" Sensors 24, no. 17: 5472.
https://doi.org/10.3390/s24175472
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