Investigation of the thermal and physical properties of fabrics produced by metallic-polymer hybrid yarns

Abstract

Majority of the smart devices contain touch screens and the majority of them are based on capacitance and conductivity. This type of touch screens are developed by utilizing a matrix of rows and columns of conductive electrodes and small current is provided to electrodes to produce an even electrostatic field[ 1]. However, electrically insulating materials such as textile fabrics, cannot actuate touch screens as these types of materials are incapable of changing the electrostatic field.