Dr. Patricia Wilson
President Fabric Works

Dr. Wilson is a materials scientist with twelve years of industrial research experience in the development, characterization and application of materials in complicated systems. Previous to founding Fabric Works in 2005, Dr. Wilson was Principal Scientist in the Electronic & Biomedical Materials & Systems Division of Foster-Miller, Inc. Dr. Wilson had a broad range of experience at Foster-Miller, often serving as the technology integrator on multidisciplinary programs. A common theme among the programs she managed at Foster-Miller were those that combine materials science and optical or electro-optic devices in systems. Between 1998 and 2005 she was the lead technologist developing a business area in electronic textiles. Her past and present work investigates how to use common conductive textile materials and techniques to build integrated networks, antenna systems and higher-level input-output devices. Through numerous military and commercial product launches she has become known as a leader in this emerging field. Most recently she edited the first technical book on electronic textiles and is served as a technical advisor to an exhibit entitled “Extreme Textiles: Designing for Performance?which debuted at the Smithsonian in April of 2005. Dr. Wilson received her Ph.D. and M.S. in materials science and engineering from the University of Michigan and her B.S. in materials science and engineering from M.I.T.

Highlights of developments in Smart Textiles or E-Textiles include:

Selected Related Publications and Patents:

U.S. Patent 6,727,197: “A Wearable Transmission Device?

U.S. Patent 6,729,025: “Method of Manufacturing a Fabric Article to include Electronic Circuitry and an Electrically Active Textile Article?

Smarter, Textiles from Novel Means of Innovation, Patricia Wilson in Extreme Textiles, Designing for High Performance Edited by Matilda McQuaid. (Princeton Architectural Press, NY) 2005

Electronics on Unconventional Substrates - Electrotextiles and Giant-Area Flexible Circuits, Materials Research Society, Shur, M., Wilson, P., Urban, D., Ed., Warrendale, PA, 2003.

Mechanical Testing of Electrotexile Cables and Connectors, J. Slade, P. Wilson, et. al. in Electronics on Unconventional Substrates - Electrotextiles and Giant-Area Flexible Circuits, Materials Research Society, Shur, M., Wilson, P., Urban, D., Ed., Warrendale, PA, 2003.

Improving Electrotextile Wearability Using Stiffness Testing, J. Slade, P. Wilson, et. al. in Electronics on Unconventional Substrates - Electrotextiles and Giant-Area Flexible Circuits, Materials Research Society, Shur, M., Wilson, P., Urban, D., Ed., Warrendale, PA, 2003.

Textile Based Antennas, J. Slade, J. Teverovsky, B. Farrell, J. Bowman, M. Agpaoa-Kraus, P. Wilson, J. Pederson, J. Merenda, W. Horowitz, E. Tierney, and C. Winterhalter, in Electronics on Unconventional Substrates - Electrotextiles and Giant-Area Flexible Circuits, Materials Research Society, Shur, M., Wilson, P., Urban, D., Ed., Warrendale, PA, 2003.

Washing of Electrotextiles, J. Slade, M. Agpaoa-Kraus, J. Bowman, A. Riecker, T. Tiano, C. Carey, and P. Wilson, in Electronics on Unconventional Substrates - Electrotextiles and Giant-Area Flexible Circuits, Materials Research Society, Shur, M., Wilson, P., Urban, D., Ed., Warrendale, PA, 2003.