Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/89189
| Title: | The design and development of an illuminated polymeric optical fibre (POF) knitted garment | Authors: | Chen, A Tan, J Henry, P Tao, X |
Issue Date: | 2020 | Source: | Journal of the Textile Institute, 2020, v. 111, no. 5, p. 745-755 | Abstract: | This paper presents a new design and development process for integrating illuminated Polymeric Optical Fibre (POF) into knitted garments, by incorporating POF directly into the looped structure. Fully-fashioned knitting is presented as a means of overcoming garment design restrictions in existing works. A key challenge this work addresses is the creation of more appealing and fashionable form-fitting illuminated POF garments. The resultant work, a tight-fitting knitted raglan sleeve jumper with a section of knitted POF demonstrates that new aesthetics can be achieved, with our new technique. This project builds on existing research into POF integration into fashion and textiles, whilst challenging the existing view that POF cannot be formed into a looped structure. This project used a hand flat knitting machine to produce the knitted POF garment, to balance the benefits of using handcraft techniques for challenging fibres, with the faster knitting speed better associated with using knitting machines. | Keywords: | Polymeric optical fibre POF Smart textiles E-textiles Illumination Knitting |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis | Journal: | Journal of the Textile Institute | ISSN: | 0040-5000 | EISSN: | 1754-2340 | DOI: | 10.1080/00405000.2019.1661937 | Rights: | © 2019 The Textile Institute This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of The Textile Institute on 06 Sep 2019 (Published online), available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/00405000.2019.1661937 |
| Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Article |
Files in This Item:
| File | Description | Size | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chen_Design_Development_Illuminated.pdf | Pre-Published version | 2.34 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Access
View full-text via PolyU eLinks 
Page views
47
Citations as of May 22, 2022
Downloads
33
Citations as of May 22, 2022
SCOPUSTM
Citations
7
Citations as of May 27, 2022
WEB OF SCIENCETM
Citations
8
Citations as of May 26, 2022
Google ScholarTM
Check
Altmetric
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.