Engineering Proceedings, Volume 52, Issue 1

The fifth International Conference on the Challenges, Opportunities, Innovations, and Applications in Electronic Textiles (E-Textiles 2023) was held in Ghent (Belgium) on 14–16 November 2023.

We aimed to reduce the recovery time for baseball pitchers from the established recovery period of four days to only one day. We designed a wearable and flexible arm sleeve composed of knitted nylon and a polyether–polyurea copolymer that has e...

This research explores the potential of clothing as a medium for enhancing mindfulness experiences, focusing on the Mysa shirt, a product being developed by the newly founded start-up Touchwaves BV, which integrates haptic technology for breath guida...

Commercial solar cells can be embedded between textile layers by laminating to harvest energy in e-textile applications. However, techniques for connecting conductive textile wires to flexible and solid solar cells have not been studied in depth. Bas...

This work reports an encapsulated and flexible solid-state AIC screen printed on top of a polyester–cotton textile. The proposed zinc-ion capacitor (ZIC) arrays were fabricated on top of a polymer-coated polyester–cotton textile with solu...

In submitting conference proceedings to MDPI Engineering Proceedings, the volume editors of the proceedings certify to the publisher that all papers published in this volume have been subjected to peer review administered by the volume editors [...]

Textile-based electrodes offer several advantages such as washability, flexibility, and reusability. However, there are challenges when it comes to long-term, real-time continuous monitoring, particularly during self-administration situations which i...

This study focuses on advancing sweat management in clothing using low-current operating textile electroosmotic pumps, which could be beneficial for microenvironments with restricted ventilation, such as the one between the skin and protective wear....

Laminating screen-printed, flexible transfers is a reliable method of creating electronic connections across a textile. However, their limited resolution means that it is not possible to solder on fine-pitched components. An alternative substrate, et...

In an era of sustainability and innovation, the textile industry faces the challenge of reimagining traditional materials and manufacturing for an eco-conscious future. This research presents the results from the mechanical testing of materials manuf...

With the prospect of deploying intelligent thermal management in protective equipment, strategies for integrating heating and cooling actuators with modular temperature controls and automatic temperature regulation systems based on feedback from the...

In this article, we show the first capacitive strain sensor using a four-component helical auxetic yarn (HAY) structure. We demonstrate a prototype sensor that achieves a gauge factor (GF) of up to two and compare our experimental results with a simp...

This paper investigates the utilisation of smart interactive products by millennial consumers in the fashion industry and how their perceptions and experiences influence the adoption of such products. To achieve this, it employs a generational perspe...

In the field of textile and fashion design, there is a growing desire to integrate interactive technologies into creative work. Traditional design education typically lacks support for material-oriented designers to develop electronic skills alongsid...

This research paper recommends an electrode construction and integration technique for dry silver-based textile electrodes capturing electromyographic (EMG) signals. Three integration methods with two different conductive textiles were compared using...

Knitted electrodes provide numerous advantages over the gel electrodes typically used in clinical practice when designing wearable Electrocardiogram (ECG) systems. They typically have enhanced durability, better textile integration and do not dry out...

This paper presents research on flat textile pressure sensor characteristics that are advantageous for use in the surgical environment. Eight, 4 by 4 textile pressure matrices were subjected to sensor error testing to evaluate the sensor output diffe...

This study examines the durability of stretchable conductive tracks on knitted fabrics. Two knitted fabrics with three designs of conductive tracks are tested to assess the fabric strain release and resistance change after a 50% elongation. The optim...

The reliability of conductive yarns used for textiles is, among other things, affected by washing and sweating as well as mechanical issues. This leads to corrosion of the metal surface and to breaks. The aim of this work was to gain a better underst...

The advancements of e-textiles have accelerated innovation in diverse fields such as wearable technology and safety but face several challenges in commercial viability. Within the field of Human–Computer Interaction (HCI), comprehensive textile...

We present an approach for inspecting the composition of exhaled breath from data obtained from sensors integrated in a knitted garment. Simultaneous recordings were made for temperature, relative humidity, CO₂ and VOC, using sensors sewn in a smart...

Printing electronics directly onto fabric to create e-textiles is a promising technology, but it is currently limited by the achievable printing resolution. The suitability of a bespoke reverse-offset printing system for use in printed e-textile devi...

Flexible capacitive pressure sensors have been widely developed to be used in electronic skin, human movement, real-time health monitoring, and human–machine interactions. This paper introduces a Flexible Capacitive Pressure Sensor Array (FCPSA...

This study presents the development of an ultraviolet-C (UVC)-enabled smart bandage embedded with a temperature sensor, designed for the treatment and management of chronic wounds. The bandage also incorporates an RGB light-emitting diode (LED) and a...

Embroidery, once a symbol of craftsmanship, has transformed into a cutting-edge technology blending tradition and innovation. This article delves into the multifaceted applications of embroidery technology in smart and e-textiles, showcasing its prec...

Three-component strain sensors based on helical auxetic yarn (HAY) structure were designed. HAYs comprise elastic core yarn, wrapped by the composition of multifilament Nylon 66 and conductive spun yarns with three different electrical resistance. Th...

A wearable ECG monitoring system was developed by integrating embroidered electrodes, and the collected ECG waveforms were comparable to those obtained using gelled Ag/AgCl electrodes. The R-peak amplitude was 2.09 mV with a 42.9 dB SNR for signals a...

The integration of sensors into garments has paved the way for human activity recognition (AR), enabling users to engage in extended human motion recordings. The inherent fluidity of loose clothing allows it to mirror the wearer’s movements. Fr...

The critical need for accurate and non-invasive temperature monitoring is prevalent in extreme environments, such as scuba diving. Current temperature measurement technologies present limitations, prompting the development of innovative solutions. We...

The “Embroidery Triboelectric Nanogenerator” (E-TENG) is a wearable device that extracts energy from human motion by making use of the triboelectric phenomena, in addition to conductive fabric along with embroidery threads. One of the gre...

Plasma Technology has proven to be the most effective eco-friendly method for the textile industry in improving surface adhesion. Two different silk fabrics, raw and degummed silk are treated by low-pressure glow discharge oxygen plasma to improve hy...

Fabricating printed electronic inks that are highly stable on textile substrates has remained a challenge for researchers to fully achieve e-textiles for various sensing and health monitoring applications. This review reports progress in addressing c...

A low-cost electronic yarn (e-yarn) fabricated with conductive yarns and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for wearables is presented. As part of ongoing research to develop smart interactive pedestrian clothing, this work demonstrates the design and perf...

In this project, a smart knee sleeve was developed for the purpose of measuring a subject’s knee angle continually. The device is wireless and washable, making it suitable for rehabilitation at home. Two separate methods were incorporated onto...

This work describes the fabrication and testing of an interdigitated capacitive sensor, embedded in a wearable e-textile for non-invasive in vivo monitoring. The sensor is sensitive to moisture changes within the stratum corneum layer (SC) of the ski...