Self-Folding In Weft Knit Textiles
This fundamental research aims to understand and control the self-folding
behavior of weft knit textiles to harness this inherent property of the knot
structure for development of novel engineered textiles. Contact us at
functionalfabrics@drexel.edu
for more information.
Collaborators
| Genevieve Dion, MID |
Center for Functional Fabrics, Drexel University; Department of Design,
Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, Drexel University
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| Ken Evans, PhD |
College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of
Exeter
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| Oana Ghita, PhD |
Materials and Manufacturing, College of Engineering, Mathematics and
Physical Sciences, University of Exeter
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| D.S. Nicholas, RA, AIA, NCARB |
Design Research, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, Drexel
University
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FUNDING
This research was funded by National Science Foundation Graduate Research
Fellowship (DGE-10028090/DGE-1104459)
PUBLICATIONS
Knittel CE, Nicholas DS, Street RM, Schauer CL, Dion G. Self-Folding Textile through Manipulation of Knit Stitch Architecture, Fibers. 2015.3(4):575-587.