CONDUCTIVE FIBER AND CLOTHING INCLUDING THE SAME

To provide a conductive fiber that has high conductivity and stable electric characteristics against deformation, and can be suitably incorporated into fabrics such as smart textile, and clothing including the same.SOLUTION: A conductive fiber includes a metal layer on at least part of a fiber surface, and has a total fineness of 10-1000 dtex. The fiber surface, from which the metal layer has been removed, includes recesses satisfying the following [1] and [2]: [1] the number of recesses is 5-70/9 μm2; and [2] the ratio d1/d2 between a diameter d1 of each recess in the fiber axis direction and a diameter d2 of each recess in the fiber axis vertical direction is 0.1-1.5.SELECTED DRAWING: None 【課題】高い導電性や変形に対する電気特性の安定性を有し、スマートテキスタイルなどの布帛に組込むことが好適な導電繊維、およびそれを使用した被服を提供する。【解決手段】繊維表面の少なくとも一部に金属層を有しており、総繊度が１０～１０００ｄｔｅｘであって、金属層を除去した繊維表面が下記［１］および［２］を満足する凹部を有することを特徴とする導電繊維。［１］５～７０個／９μｍ２［２］繊維軸方向の径ｄ１と繊維軸垂直方向の径ｄ２の比ｄ１／ｄ２が０．１～１．５【選択図】なし