Multifunctional Electronic Textiles by Direct 3D Printing of Stretchable Conductive Fibers

• Published in: Advanced electronic materials Vol. 9; no. 4
• Main Authors: Wang, Yuntian, Wang, Zhixun, Wang, Zhe, Xiong, Ting, Shum, Perry Ping, Wei, Lei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Seoul John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.04.2023; Wiley-VCH
• Subjects: 3-D printers; 3D printing; additive manufacturing; Casting; Deformation; Design; Elastomers; electronic textiles; Electronics; Gallium; Garments; Liquid metals; Metals; Physiology; Printing; Raw materials; sensors; Sheaths; soft electronics; Stretchability; Styrenes; Textiles; Three dimensional printing; Tin base alloys; Viscosity; Wearable computers; Wearable technology; Weaving; wireless charging; Wireless power transmission

The integration of functional fibers into wearable devices by traditional methods is commonly completed in weaving. A new post‐weaving method of integrating fiber devices into textiles is needed to address the challenge of incorporating functional fiber into ready‐made garments without tearing down...