Fiber-Based Wearable Electronics: A Review of Materials, Fabrication, Devices, and Applications

• Published in: Advanced materials (Weinheim) Vol. 26; no. 31; pp. 5310 - 5336
• Main Authors: Zeng, Wei, Shu, Lin, Li, Qiao, Chen, Song, Wang, Fei, Tao, Xiao-Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Blackwell Publishing Ltd 20.08.2014
• Subjects: Construction; Devices; Electric Conductivity; Electrical Equipment and Supplies; Electronic devices; Electronics; Fibers; Nanotechnology - methods; Structural design; Textiles; Wearable

Fiber‐based structures are highly desirable for wearable electronics that are expected to be light‐weight, long‐lasting, flexible, and conformable. Many fibrous structures have been manufactured by well‐established lost‐effective textile processing technologies, normally at ambient conditions. The a...