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Mechanically and electrically durable, stretchable electronic textiles for robust wearable electronics†
Sun Hong Kim,Yewon Kim,Heewon Choi,Juhyung Park,Jeong Han Song,Hyoung Won Baac,Jeonghun Kwak
RSC Advances Pub Date : 06/24/2021 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/D1RA03392A
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 recovery phenomenon which originates from the spontaneous rearrangement of Ag flakes in the self-healing polymer matrix. Specifically, such a unique property enabled damage-resistant performance when repetitive deformation and scratch were applied. In addition, the kirigami-inspired design was capable of efficiently dissipating the accumulated stress in the conductive fabric during stretching, thereby providing high stretchability (a tensile strain of 300%) without any mechanical fracture or electrical malfunction. Finally, we successfully demonstrate various electronic textile applications such as stretchable micro-light-emitting diodes (Micro-LED), electromyogram (EMG) monitoring and all-fabric thermoelectric devices (F-TEG).

Graphical abstract: Mechanically and electrically durable, stretchable electronic textiles for robust wearable electronics
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