IPC E-Textiles Committee Survey: Key Characteristics and Test Methods for E-textiles for Wearables

An ad hoc group within the IPC D-70 E-Textiles Committee is developing a proposal for IPC standards for e-textiles for wearable applications. The primary focus of their work is on sports and medical applications, but the team would also like to consider wearable e-textiles for other applications for possibly developing a generic standard for e-textiles for multiple wearable applications (fashion, PPE, military, etc.)

One goal of this survey will be to develop a matrix of requirements for textiles types, so the committee can focus its work based on real-world requirements and testing.

This survey is open to anyone, so please invite colleagues to complete it.

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* 1. Please indicate if you would like to be added to an IPC task group to develop standards for e-textiles for wearable applications.

Add me to the task group

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* 2. Please provide your contact information

Name

Company

Address

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Country

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 3. Indicate your professional interest in e-textiles for wearable applications.

User of e-textiles for wearable applications (e.g., brand, OEM, etc.)

Supplier of e-textiles for wearable applications (e.g., manufacturer, product developer, etc.)

General interest (e.g., materials supplier, consultant, equipment supplier)

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* 4. Select the key performance characteristics after component/device attachment that should be included in an industry standard for each wearable product type.

	Sports	Medical	PPE	Fashion	Military
Laundering	Laundering Sports	Laundering Medical	Laundering PPE	Laundering Fashion	Laundering Military
Dry Cleaning	Dry Cleaning Sports	Dry Cleaning Medical	Dry Cleaning PPE	Dry Cleaning Fashion	Dry Cleaning Military
Water	Water Sports	Water Medical	Water PPE	Water Fashion	Water Military
Microbes	Microbes Sports	Microbes Medical	Microbes PPE	Microbes Fashion	Microbes Military
UV Exposure	UV Exposure Sports	UV Exposure Medical	UV Exposure PPE	UV Exposure Fashion	UV Exposure Military
Abrasion	Abrasion Sports	Abrasion Medical	Abrasion PPE	Abrasion Fashion	Abrasion Military
Flexing	Flexing Sports	Flexing Medical	Flexing PPE	Flexing Fashion	Flexing Military
Flexible Endurance	Flexible Endurance Sports	Flexible Endurance Medical	Flexible Endurance PPE	Flexible Endurance Fashion	Flexible Endurance Military
Stretch	Stretch Sports	Stretch Medical	Stretch PPE	Stretch Fashion	Stretch Military
Temperature and Humidity	Temperature and Humidity Sports	Temperature and Humidity Medical	Temperature and Humidity PPE	Temperature and Humidity Fashion	Temperature and Humidity Military
Sweat	Sweat Sports	Sweat Medical	Sweat PPE	Sweat Fashion	Sweat Military
Moisture	Moisture Sports	Moisture Medical	Moisture PPE	Moisture Fashion	Moisture Military
Thermal Shock	Thermal Shock Sports	Thermal Shock Medical	Thermal Shock PPE	Thermal Shock Fashion	Thermal Shock Military
Chemical Exposure	Chemical Exposure Sports	Chemical Exposure Medical	Chemical Exposure PPE	Chemical Exposure Fashion	Chemical Exposure Military
Salt Water	Salt Water Sports	Salt Water Medical	Salt Water PPE	Salt Water Fashion	Salt Water Military
Acid / Alkali	Acid / Alkali Sports	Acid / Alkali Medical	Acid / Alkali PPE	Acid / Alkali Fashion	Acid / Alkali Military
Perspiration	Perspiration Sports	Perspiration Medical	Perspiration PPE	Perspiration Fashion	Perspiration Military
Aesthetics (color) (medical)	Aesthetics (color) (medical) Sports	Aesthetics (color) (medical) Medical	Aesthetics (color) (medical) PPE	Aesthetics (color) (medical) Fashion	Aesthetics (color) (medical) Military
Biocompatibility	Biocompatibility Sports	Biocompatibility Medical	Biocompatibility PPE	Biocompatibility Fashion	Biocompatibility Military
Signal transmission	Signal transmission Sports	Signal transmission Medical	Signal transmission PPE	Signal transmission Fashion	Signal transmission Military
Interference (between components/traces and product and other devices)	Interference (between components/traces and product and other devices) Sports	Interference (between components/traces and product and other devices) Medical	Interference (between components/traces and product and other devices) PPE	Interference (between components/traces and product and other devices) Fashion	Interference (between components/traces and product and other devices) Military
Robustness	Robustness Sports	Robustness Medical	Robustness PPE	Robustness Fashion	Robustness Military

List other requirements not shown on this list

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* 5. List the industry test methods an IPC e-textiles for werables standard should reference. Enter "proprietary" if you use your own test procedure. If you do not use a test method, leave blank or indicate "need industry test method."

Laundering

Dry Cleaning

Water

Microbes

UV Exposure

Abrasion

Flexing

Flexible Endurance

Stretch

Temperature and Humidity

Sweat

Moisture

Thermal Shock

Chemical Exposure

Salt Water

Acid / Alkali

Perspiration

Aesthetics (color)

Biocompatibility

Signal transmission

Interference (between components/traces and product and other devices)

Robustness

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* 1. Please indicate if you would like to be added to an IPC task group to develop standards for e-textiles for wearable applications.

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* 2. Please provide your contact information

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* 3. Indicate your professional interest in e-textiles for wearable applications.

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* 4. Select the key performance characteristics after component/device attachment that should be included in an industry standard for each wearable product type.

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* 5. List the industry test methods an IPC e-textiles for werables standard should reference. Enter "proprietary" if you use your own test procedure. If you do not use a test method, leave blank or indicate "need industry test method."

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* 6. List additional properties with test procedures for consideration.