| Title: | A review of electro conductive textiles utilizing the dip-coating technique: Their functionality, durability and sustainability |
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| Authors: | ID Ojstršek, Alenka (Author)
ID Jug, Laura (Author)
ID Plohl, Olivija (Author) |
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| Files: |  polymers-14-04713-v2.pdf (3,34 MB)
MD5: 5A6385F5637B4761A95FA1DE9B54C02C
 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/21/4713
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Article |
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| Typology: | 1.02 - Review Article |
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| Organization: | FS - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
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| Abstract: | The presented review summarizes recent studies in the field of electro conductive textiles
as an essential part of lightweight and flexible textile-based electronics (so called e-textiles), with the
main focus on a relatively simple and low-cost dip-coating technique that can easily be integrated
into an existing textile finishing plant. Herein, numerous electro conductive compounds are discussed, including intrinsically conductive polymers, carbon-based materials, metal, and metal-based
nanomaterials, as well as their combinations, with their advantages and drawbacks in contributing
to the sectors of healthcare, military, security, fitness, entertainment, environmental, and fashion,
for applications such as energy harvesting, energy storage, real-time health and human motion
monitoring, personal thermal management, Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) shielding, wireless
communication, light emitting, tracking, etc. The greatest challenge is related to the wash and wear
durability of the conductive compounds and their unreduced performance during the textiles’ lifetimes, which includes the action of water, high temperature, detergents, mechanical forces, repeated
bending, rubbing, sweat, etc. Besides electrical conductivity, the applied compounds also influence
the physical-mechanical, optical, morphological, and comfort properties of textiles, depending on
the type and concentration of the compound, the number of applied layers, the process parameters,
as well as additional protective coatings. Finally, the sustainability and end-of-life of e-textiles are
critically discussed in terms of the circular economy and eco-design, since these aspects are mainly
neglected, although e-textile’ waste could become a huge problem in the future when their mass
production starts. |
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| Keywords: | electro conductive textiles, dip-coating, characterization, functional features, durability, sustainability, recyclability |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 10.10.2022 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 27.10.2022 |
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| Publication date: | 03.11.2022 |
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| Publisher: | MDPI AG |
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| Year of publishing: | 2022 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 1-26 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 14, iss. 21 (4713) |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-92280  |
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| UDC: | 677.017:505/504 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2073-4360 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 130957571 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/polym14214713 |
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| Copyright: | © 2022 by the authors |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 27.03.2025 |
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| Downloads: | 14 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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