Washability of e-textiles: current testing practices and the need for standardization

Washability is seen as one of the main obstacles that stands in the way of a wider market success of e-textile products. So far, there are no standardized methods for wash testing of e-textiles and no protocols to comparably assess the washability of tested products. Thus, different e-textiles that...

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Published inTextile research journal Vol. 91; no. 19-20; pp. 2401 - 2417
Main Authors Rotzler, Sigrid, Krshiwoblozki, Malte von, Schneider-Ramelow, Martin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.10.2021
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Evaluation
fabrics
markets
Standardization
testing
Textiles
washing
standardization
smart textiles
wash testing
e-textiles
washability
reliability
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Summary:Washability is seen as one of the main obstacles that stands in the way of a wider market success of e-textile products. So far, there are no standardized methods for wash testing of e-textiles and no protocols to comparably assess the washability of tested products. Thus, different e-textiles that are deemed equally washable by their developers might present with very different ranges of reliability after repeated washing. This paper presents research into current test practices in the absence of e-textile-specific standards. Different testing methods are compared and evaluated and the need for standardized testing, giving e-textile developers the tools to comparably communicate and evaluate their products’ washability, is emphasized.
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ISSN:0040-5175
1746-7748
1746-7748
DOI:10.1177/0040517521996727