Effects of woof style and weave on the surface resistivity of conductive textiles

Conductive textile samples in different weaves and woof styles are compared on the surface resistivity as conductive sheets in a microwave frequency range. A half-wavelength stripline resonator is fabricated and the Q factors are measured for a copper strip line and for the strip of sample textile. Then the relative surface resistivity of the samples are derived and compared. Textiles in a plain weave show higher resistivity than those in a twilled weave. “Double” in the woof style brings a higher resistivity than “single” style in spite of the higher density of conductive threads. The configurations of the threads used in this study are traditional ones which have no metallic wires or filaments and have been used for decoration in clothing for hundred years. These conductive textiles using a traditional technology are expected to use in wearable electrical systems.