Table 5.
Typical textile-integrated modules for wireless communication
| E-textile for wireless communication | Material | Fabrication | Features | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Textile attached modules | Metal on polymer substrate | Printing, etching | Flexible | (Mishra et al., 2018; Niu et al., 2019) |
| Textile antennas | Metal nanomaterial Conductive thread |
Printing, coating Embroidery |
Flexible Flexible, washable, permeable |
(Jin et al., 2017) (Lin et al., 2020) |
| Body networks | Conductive fabric | Laser cutting | Flexible, washable | (Tian et al., 2019) |