Research on Poppers Used as Electrical Connectors in High Speed Textile Transmission Lines

Leśnikowski, Jacek

doi:10.1515/aut-2016-0025

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“…One study reported preliminary positive results on the use of snap fasteners as connectors for low and medium bandwidth signal transmission along conductive textile transmission lines. 69 And standards do exist for snap fasteners, but only on their mechanical resistance when used a garment fastener. 70 Standards and further research are required to assess, for example, the number of mating cycles they can survive as an electronic connector.…”

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A review of connectors and joining technologies for electronic textiles

Stanley

Hunt

Wei³

2021

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Reliable connections between electronic circuits remain a challenge in electronic (e‐) textiles, where circuitry and components are embedded into clothing and other soft objects. E‐textiles that can measure physiological signals, deliver medical interventions, or act as a human‐computer interface are becoming increasingly pervasive, and the market for such products is predicted to grow dramatically in the coming years. Despite market predictions, several technical and production challenges persist, and these need to be overcome in order to realize commercial success. Challenges include a lack of standards for materials and manufacturing methods, issues with durability and washability, and incompatibility between textiles and electronic manufacturing methods. Joining technologies are a central part of this, as connecting e‐textile parts in a way that is electrically reliable and durable, without negatively impacting the form, fit, and function of a garment is challenging. This article reviews key joining technologies used in e‐textiles to date, demonstrating that few solutions have been specifically developed for e‐textile applications. Existing solutions are mostly connectors designed for use in rigid electronics, or textile closure mechanisms adapted to work with e‐textiles. A need for development of new joining technologies for e‐textiles, as well as further research into the performance of existing methods is highlighted.

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Section: Snap Fastenersmentioning

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A review of connectors and joining technologies for electronic textiles

Stanley

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2021

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“…Electrical connections made with mechanical gripping can incorporate rigid connectors such as poppers (snaps) used in garments to connect two different fabrics together. Lesnikowski et al are among the many researchers characterizing the quality of a popper connection [180] .…”

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“…Connections made with mechanical gripping are also used to make rigid connectors like poppers, snap fasteners, and conductive Velcro, that can be used to connect two different fabrics together [168,180,182] . These methods could be used to make the connection with a rigid connector.…”

Section: Mechanical Grippingmentioning

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Flexible Interconnects for Electronic Textiles

Agcayazi

Chatterjee

Bozkurt

et al. 2018

Adv Materials Technologies

123

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Conformable electrical systems integrated in textiles offer revolutionary possibilities. Textiles constitute an obvious choice as a multifunctional electronic platform, since they are worn and used to cover many surfaces around us. The primary focus of the emerging area of electronic textiles (e-textiles) is on developing transformative technologies to produce flexible, conformable, and large-area textile-based electronic systems. One of the main roadblocks to development of e-textiles is making (fiber-to-fiber) interconnects within textiles, with rigid semiconductor-based circuits and other devices, and efficiently routing these circuits. This problem is compounded by the need for the textile and other materials to withstand the stresses and strains of manufacturing and end-use. The fundamental challenge of forming

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“…Additionally, the transmission lines should not be distorted in the electric pulse transmitted through the transmission lines, and should minimize the signal loss. Usually, the electrical properties of the transmission lines are evaluated based on the resistance [5] and signal transmission performance such as S-parameter [6]. S-parameters can investigate the power efficiency and bandwidth in the frequency domain.…”

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Nylon 6 Nanofiber Web-Based Signal Transmission Line Treated with PEDOT:PSS and DMSO Treatment

2021

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Highly conductive nylon 6 nanofiber webs, incorporating poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), were prepared for textile-based signal transmission lines. To improve the electrical performance of the textiles, they were optimized by the number of coating cycles and the solvent treatment step. The nanofiber web coated four times with PEDOT:PSS showed a six-times reduction in sheet resistance compared to that of once. In addition, the sample treated with both adding and dipping of DMSO showed a significant decrease of 83 times in sheet resistance compared to the sample without treatment of DMSO. Using samples with excellent electrical conductivity, the waveforms of the signal in the time domain were analyzed and shown to have an amplitude and phase almost identical to that of the conventional copper wire. As a result of the S21 characteristic curve, selected textiles were available up to the 15 MHz frequency bandwidth. In the FE-SEM image, it was observed that the surface of the coated sample was generally covered with PEDOT:PSS, which was distinguished from the untreated sample. These results demonstrate that the nanofiber web treated with the optimized conditions of PEDOT:PSS and DMSO can be applied as promising textile-based signal transmission lines for smart clothing.

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Research on Poppers Used as Electrical Connectors in High Speed Textile Transmission Lines

Cited by 12 publications

References 19 publications

A review of connectors and joining technologies for electronic textiles

A review of connectors and joining technologies for electronic textiles

Flexible Interconnects for Electronic Textiles

Nylon 6 Nanofiber Web-Based Signal Transmission Line Treated with PEDOT:PSS and DMSO Treatment

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