Research progress of wearable electronic functional yarn
An overview of the current research status of electronic functional yarns has been made,introducing the E-Thread developed by the European Union's PASTA project,the E-yarn developed by the University of Trent in Nottingham,and the diode fiber developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.The structure and principles of these three electronic functional yarns are analyzed.An overview of electronic functional yarn strain sensors is developed on the basis of current technology.The issues in preparation technology,sensing performance characterization,and evaluation indicators of electronic functional yarns are summarized,providing direction for the future development of electronic functional yarns.