E-Textiles Network Webinar – Functional Yarns for Healthcare and Entertainment Applications

E-Textiles Network Webinar – Functional Yarns for Healthcare and Entertainment Applications

Presented by Dr Pasindu Lugoda, University College London

Electronic textiles (e-textiles) represent an innovative convergence of everyday textiles and cutting-edge electronics and materials, fostering a new paradigm in wearable technology. This presentation will delve deeply into how electronic functionality can be seamlessly integrated within textile yarns and fibres. Embedding electronics into yarn- or fibre-like structures helps maintain the textile’s flexibility, tactile qualities, and visual aesthetics. Various techniques of fabricating electronic yarns will be discussed, encompassing approaches to incorporate surface mount chips and flexible electronics within the fibres of the yarn. Techniques for seamlessly integrating temperature and motion sensors, as well as light-emitting diodes (LEDs), within yarns will be demonstrated. Subsequently, approaches for fabricating actuating textiles will be explored, along with their potential applications in diverse areas such as rehabilitation devices, human-computer interaction systems, and exoskeletons.

This webinar took place on Tuesday 16th September 2025 at 12pm (BST).