Development of a Testing Protocol to Assess the Washability of E-Textiles
Sigrid Rotzler, Martin Schneider‐Ramelow · Diffusion and defect data, solid state data. Part B, Solid state phenomena/Solid state phenomena · 2022
Most e-textiles are developed for wearable use and thus need to be washable to guarantee a textile typical usability. Yet, there are no e-textile specific wash testing standards and as a result, employed testing protocols vary greatly, resulting in a lack of comparability. To address this issue, an e-textile wash testing protocol modelled after testing methods provided by the standard ISO 6330 (the standard currently most often used as a basis for e-textile wash testing) as well as gentle household washing methods was developed and verified regarding its cleaning capability.