Mechanically and electrically durable, stretchable electronic textiles for robust wearable electronics.

ABSTRACT: A monolithic integration of high-performance soft electronic modules into various fabric materials has enabled a paradigm shift in wearable textile electronics. However, the current textile electronics have struggled against fatigue under repetitive deformation due to the absence of materials and structural design strategies for imparting electrical and mechanical robustness to individual fibers. Here, we report a mechanically and electrically durable, stretchable electronic textile (MED-ET) enabled by a precisely controlled diffusion of tough self-healing stretchable inks into fibers and an adoption of the kirigami-inspired design. Remarkably, the conductive percolative pathways in the fabric of MED-ET even under a harshly deformed environment were stably maintained due to an electrical r

SUBMITTER: Kim SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9034242 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature