Soft Electronic Block Copolymer Elastomer Composites for Multi-Material Printing of Stretchable Physiological Sensors on Textiles
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Soft Electronic Block Copolymer Elastomer Composites for Multi-Material Printing of Stretchable Physiological Sensors on Textiles. / Pless, Christian J.; Nikzad, Shayla; Papiano, Irene; Gnanadass, Samson; Kadumudi, Firoz B.; Dolatshahi-Pirouz, Alireza; Thomsen, Carsten Eckhart; Lind, Johan U.
In: Advanced Electronic Materials, Vol. 9, No. 5, 2201173, 2023.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Soft Electronic Block Copolymer Elastomer Composites for Multi-Material Printing of Stretchable Physiological Sensors on Textiles
AU - Pless, Christian J.
AU - Nikzad, Shayla
AU - Papiano, Irene
AU - Gnanadass, Samson
AU - Kadumudi, Firoz B.
AU - Dolatshahi-Pirouz, Alireza
AU - Thomsen, Carsten Eckhart
AU - Lind, Johan U.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023 The Authors. Advanced Electronic Materials published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Soft and stretchable electronic materials have a number of unique applications, not least within sensors for monitoring human health. Through development of appropriate inks, micro-extrusion 3D printing offers an appealing route for integrating soft electronic materials within wearable garments. Toward this objective, here a series of conductive inks based on soft thermoplastic styrene–ethylene–butylene–styrene elastomers combined with silver micro-flakes, carbon black nanoparticles, or poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) conducting polymer additives, is developed. Their electrical and mechanical properties are systematically compared and found to be highly dependent on additive amount and type. Thus, while silver composites offer the highest conductivity, their stretchability is far inferior to carbon black composites, which can maintain conductivity beyond 400% strain. The PEDOT composites are the least conductive and stretchable but display unique properties due to their propensity for ionic conductivity. To integrate these inks, as well as insulating counterparts, into functional designs, a multi-material micro-extrusion 3D printing routine for direct deposition onto stretchable, elastic fabrics is established. As demonstration, prototypes are produced for sensing common health markers including strain, physiological temperatures, and electrocardiograms. Collectively, this work demonstrates multi-material 3D printing of soft styrene–ethylene–butylene–styrene elastomer composites as a versatile method for fabricating soft bio-sensors.
AB - Soft and stretchable electronic materials have a number of unique applications, not least within sensors for monitoring human health. Through development of appropriate inks, micro-extrusion 3D printing offers an appealing route for integrating soft electronic materials within wearable garments. Toward this objective, here a series of conductive inks based on soft thermoplastic styrene–ethylene–butylene–styrene elastomers combined with silver micro-flakes, carbon black nanoparticles, or poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) conducting polymer additives, is developed. Their electrical and mechanical properties are systematically compared and found to be highly dependent on additive amount and type. Thus, while silver composites offer the highest conductivity, their stretchability is far inferior to carbon black composites, which can maintain conductivity beyond 400% strain. The PEDOT composites are the least conductive and stretchable but display unique properties due to their propensity for ionic conductivity. To integrate these inks, as well as insulating counterparts, into functional designs, a multi-material micro-extrusion 3D printing routine for direct deposition onto stretchable, elastic fabrics is established. As demonstration, prototypes are produced for sensing common health markers including strain, physiological temperatures, and electrocardiograms. Collectively, this work demonstrates multi-material 3D printing of soft styrene–ethylene–butylene–styrene elastomer composites as a versatile method for fabricating soft bio-sensors.
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KW - 3D printing
KW - biosensors
KW - microextrusion
KW - stretchable electronics
KW - wearables
U2 - 10.1002/aelm.202201173
DO - 10.1002/aelm.202201173
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85150853214
VL - 9
JO - Advanced Electronic Materials
JF - Advanced Electronic Materials
SN - 2199-160X
IS - 5
M1 - 2201173
ER -
ID: 344803052