READ ME File For 'Improving durability and electrical performance of flexible printed e-textile conductors via domestic ironing'

Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/D2976

Date that the file was created: 16th April, 2024

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GENERAL INFORMATION
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ReadMe Author: Abiodun Komolafe, University of Southampton 

Date of data collection: 

Bending, washing and ironing test results were collected within the period March 2020 to February 2024

Information about geographic location of data collection: University of Southampton

This work is funded under: 

1. WEARPLEX project with a Grant agreement ID: 825339 under the Horizon 2020 EU funding – ICT-02-2018 
2. The Royal Academy of Engineering under the Chairs in Emerging Technologies scheme (CiET2021\89).

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SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION
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Dataset available under a CC BY 4.0 licence

Publisher: University of Southampton, U.K.

Recommended citation for the data:

This dataset supports the publication:
AUTHORS:Abiodun Komolafe, Steve Beeby and Russel Torah
TITLE:Improving durability and electrical performance of flexible printed e-textile conductors via domestic ironing
JOURNAL: IOP Flexible and Printed Electronics
PAPER DOI IF KNOWN:


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DATA & FILE OVERVIEW
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This dataset contains experimental data for the following figures in the paper:

Figure 6: Real time measurement of the electrical resistance of printed conductor on primed fabric during bending
Figure 7: Effect of repeated bending cycles on the electrical resistance of printed conductors
Figure 8: Comparison of the reparability of printed conductors on primed fabrics through self-relaxation and ironing. The unloaded resistance is the electrical resistance when the applied tensile load was removed.
Figure 9: Impact of ironing temperature on printed conductor on primer layer and directly on fabric after 20,000 bending cycles
Figure 11: Normalised resistance of printed unencapsulated conductors on primed fabrics from intermittent bending and ironing routines
Figure 12: Resistance profile of printed conductor on IsacordPoly60 fabric due to regular ironing per 1000 bending cycles
Figure 14: Resistance change of printed conductors on primed fabrics after 5 washing cycles and ironing.
Figure 16:  Resistance change of printed conductors with waterproof and non-waterproof encapsulation after washing and ironing.
Figure 18: Impact of surface property of laminate films on the electrical resistance of printed conductors
Figure 21: Effect of bending and ironing on printed conductors on Epurex sheets laminated onto Optic-White fabric. The unloaded resistance is the electrical resistance when the applied tensile load was removed.
Figure 23: Electrical resistance of printed conductors on laminate sheets after 10,000 bending cycles
Figure 24: Electrical resistance of printed conductors on Elecrom Flex after extended bending cycles and ironing. 
Figure 25: Effect of ironing on washed printed conductors on laminate sheets
Figure 26: Electrical resistance of printed conductors on Elecrom Flex laminate sheets after 50 wash cycles and intermittent drying and ironing.

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METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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Bending test and ironing results were obtained using Keithley 2000 Multimeter via a LabVIEW interface.

Wash test results were obtained with Fluke Multimeter

Analysis of data was performed with Microsoft Excel.