Design and Fabrication of Silk Templated Electronic Yarns and Applications in Multifunctional Textiles

• Published in: Matter Vol. 1; no. 5; pp. 1411 - 1425
• Main Authors: Ye, Chao, Ren, Jing, Wang, Yanlei, Zhang, Wenwen, Qian, Cheng, Han, Jun, Zhang, Chenxin, Jin, Kai, Buehler, Markus J., Kaplan, David L., Ling, Shengjie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 06.11.2019
• Subjects: carbon nanotubes; e-textile; electronic yarns; MAP4: Demonstrate; sensors; silk fibers; simulations; smart materials; thermal resonse; water repellency; silk fibers; sensors; carbon nanotubes; MAP4: Demonstrate; smart materials; thermal resonse; electronic yarns; water repellency; e-textile; simulations

E-textiles are of interest in a variety of fields, such as wearable electronics and real-time healthcare monitoring. Critical challenges remain, related to design and fabrication techniques to meet the varied requirements for e-textiles. As an ancient and incomparable textile fiber, natural silk fib...