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    Content by Mika Satomi and Hannah Perner-Wilson
    E-Textile Tailor Shop by KOBAKANT
    The following institutions have funded our research and supported our work:

    From 2013-2015 Mika is a guest professor at the eLab at Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee

    From July - December 2013 Hannah was a researcher at the UdK's Design Research Lab

    From 2010-2012 Mika was a guest researcher in the Smart Textiles Design Lab at The Swedish School of Textiles

    From 2009 - 2011 Hannah was a graduate student in the MIT Media Lab's High-Low Tech research group led by Leah Buechley


    In 2009 Hannah and Mika were both research fellows at the Distance Lab


    Between 2003 - 2009 Hannah and Mika were both students at Interface Cultures
    We support the Open Source Hardware movement. All our own designs published on this website are released under the Free Cultural Works definition
    Non-Conductive Materials

    Neoprene

    also: chloroprene

    Neoprene is the trade name used by DuPont Performance Elastomers. A synthetic rubber that is produced by polymerization of chloroprene.

    Sedochemicals produces sheets of Neoprene in the following qualities. For most of our sensors we use 1.5 mm (1/16 inch) thick HS quality neoprene with standard polyester jersey fused to either side.
    Check the Sedochemicals website for details on the different qualities, which mainly differ in softness and stretchiness. LS, S, HS, HHS, NF, W.

    Super thin 0.5 mm thick neoprene with fabric fused to either side is hard to find, but extremely nice to work with. Foamorder stocks 0.5mm thick neoprene, though not in all colours, so be sure to ask what their current stock is, otherwise they might tell you that they don’t have what you are looking for.
    >> http://www.foamorder.com/neoprene.html
    >> http://www.sy95.com.tw/

    Instead of purchasing neoprene sheets, an easy way to get your hands on some of this material is to go to a local shop and look for: laptop cases, wetsuit products (including tops, gloves, socks and hats), drink insulator sleeves…
    socks >> http://www.watersportswarehouse.co.uk/shop/wetsuits/footwear/gul-0-5mm-neoprene-socks-858455.html
    vest >> http://www.wetsuitoutlet.co.uk/billabong-girls-equator-neoprene-vest-05mm-blackpink-r4eq07-p-3111.html
    cap >> http://www.boardshop.co.uk/product/0747-blk.asp

    5 mm thick neoprene from Sedochemicals with polyester-jersey fused to either side

    1.5 mm thick neoprene from Foamorder with polyester-jersey fused to either side

    0.5 mm thick neoprene taken from a wet-suit top with polyester-jersey only fused to one side

    0.5 mm thick neoprene taken from a pair of surfing socks with polyester-jersey fused to both sides

    Thin neoprene socks found in bike shop

    Suppliers

    >> Local surf shop, ask for wetsuit repair kits or leftovers
    >> http://sedochemicals.com/ (Berlin, Germany)
    >> Modulor (Germany)
    >> http://www.hookloopoutlet.com/neoprene-sheets.html (USA)
    >> http://www.foamorder.com/neoprene.html?gclid=CIPh8q6lqZ0CFUdM5QodCDmYiQ (USA)

    1 Comment so far

    1. Anna on October 25th, 2012

      Where can I obtain suppliers of very large quantities of U-loop neoprene 1.5mm

      Thanks

      Anna
      Deputy Managing Director
      Petlife International

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