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Sun R, Ma M, Ma X, Kang H, Wang S, Sun J. Direct-Writing Flexible Metal Circuit with Polymer/Metal Precursor Ink and Interfacial Reaction. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:7426-7433. [PMID: 37192423 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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In this study, flexible metal circuits are fabricated with polymer/metal precursor ink and an interfacial reaction by direct-writing technology. Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) is selected as one component of ink, which could be a flexible composite in a metal circuit and an adhesive layer to connect the flexible metal circuit with the flexible substrate. Silver nitrate (AgNO3) is added to the ink as a source of metal. After the direct-writing structure was placed in contact with an ascorbic acid (VC) aqueous solution with an adjustable process, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with 100-400 nm uniform size could be generated on the direct-writing PVA skeleton. The resistivity of the composite silver layer could reach 10-6 Ω·m without any postprocessing. Meanwhile, the resistance change could keep within 20% with 180° bending after 10 000 repeat times. Patterned flexible metal circuits could be facilely fabricated by direct-writing technology, which presented excellent electrical conductivity and flexibility.
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- Rui Sun
- Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Faculty of Light Industry, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Faculty of Light Industry, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
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- Department of Printing and Packaging Engineering, Shanghai Publishing and Printing College, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Faculty of Light Industry, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Faculty of Light Industry, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Faculty of Light Industry, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
- Department of Printing and Packaging Engineering, Shanghai Publishing and Printing College, Shanghai 200093, China
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Dual Network Hydrogel with High Mechanical Properties, Electrical Conductivity, Water Retention and Frost Resistance, Suitable for Wearable Strain Sensors. Gels 2023; 9:gels9030224. [PMID: 36975673 PMCID: PMC10048269 DOI: 10.3390/gels9030224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
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With the progress of science and technology, intelligent wearable devices have become more and more popular in our daily life. Hydrogels are widely used in flexible sensors due to their good tensile and electrical conductivity. However, traditional water-based hydrogels are limited by shortcomings of water retention and frost resistance if they are used as the application materials of flexible sensors. In this study, the composite hydrogels formed by polyacrylamide (PAM) and TEMPO-Oxidized Cellulose Nanofibers (TOCNs) are immersed in LiCl/CaCl2/GI solvent to form double network (DN) hydrogel with better mechanical properties. The method of solvent replacement give the hydrogel good water retention and frost resistance, and the weight retention rate of the hydrogel was 80.5% after 15 days. The organic hydrogels still have good electrical and mechanical properties after 10 months, and can work normally at −20 °C, and has excellent transparency. The organic hydrogel show satisfactory sensitivity to tensile deformation, which has great potential in the field of strain sensors.
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Zou S, Li D, He C, Wang X, Cheng D, Cai G. Scalable Fabrication of an MXene/Cotton/Spandex Yarn for Intelligent Wearable Applications. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:10994-11003. [PMID: 36789744 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c18425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Wearable sensors based on MXene have attracted attention, but the large-scale production of MXene-based textile materials is still a huge challenge. Hereby, we report a facile way of incorporating MXene into the traditional yarn manufacturing process by dipping and drying MXene into cotton rovings followed by fabricating an MXene/cotton/spandex yarn (MCSY) using friction spinning. The MXene in the MCSY brings electrical conductivity to the MCSY with well-preserved mechanical properties. Due to its wide sensing range from 408 Pa to 10.2 kPa, the MCSY can be used to monitor human motions in real time, such as writing, walking, and wrist bending. In addition, the MCSY exhibits a stable compression sensing performance even under different strains. Furthermore, the MCSY can be sewn into clothing or onto a mask as an embroidery pattern to develop sensing device prototypes capable of detecting touching or breathing. The reported manufacturing technology of the MCSY will lead to an industrial-scale development of MXene-based e-textiles for wearable applications.
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- Sizhuo Zou
- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, P.R. China
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- Centre for Materials Innovation and Future Fashion, School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University, Brunswick 3056, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, P.R. China
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Kang B, Yan X, Zhao Z, Song S. Dual-Sensing, Stretchable, Fatigue-Resistant, Adhesive, and Conductive Hydrogels Used as Flexible Sensors for Human Motion Monitoring. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:7013-7023. [PMID: 35613322 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Hydrogel-based sensors serve as an ideal platform for developing personalized wearable electronics due to their high flexibility and conformability. However, the weak stretchability and inferior conductivity of hydrogels have severely restricted their large-scale application. Herein, a natural polymer-based conductive hydrogel integrated with favorable mechanical properties, good adhesive performance, and excellent fatigue resistance was fabricated via interpenetrating tannic acid (TA) into a chitosan (CS) cross-linked network in an acidic aqueous solution. The hydrogel was composed of a regular hierarchical porous structure, which was built by the hydrogen bonding between TA and CS. In addition, the hydrogels exhibited adjustable mechanical properties (maximum yield stress of 7000 Pa) and good stretchability (strain up to 320%). Benefiting from the abundant catechol groups of TA, the proposed hydrogels could repeatedly adhere to various material surfaces and could be easily peeled off without residue. Moreover, the hydrogel exhibited stable conductivity, high stretching sensitivity (gauge factor of 2.956), rapid response time (930 ms), and excellent durability (>300 cycles), which can be assembled as a strain sensor to attach to the human body for precise monitoring of human exercise behavior, distinguishing physiological signals, and recognizing speech. Furthermore, the prepared hydrogels also exhibited stable sensing performance to temperature. As a result, the hydrogels exhibited dual sensory performance for both temperature and strain deformation. It is anticipated that the incorporation of strain sensors and thermal sensors will provide theoretical guidance for developing multifunctional conductive hydrogels and pave a way for the versatile application of hydrogel-based flexible sensors in wearable devices and soft actuators.
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- Beibei Kang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, P. R. China
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Tabor J, Thompson B, Agcayazi T, Bozkurt A, Ghosh TK. Melt‐Extruded Sensory Fibers for Electronic Textiles. MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING 2022; 307. [DOI: 10.1002/mame.202100737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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AbstractTextile‐based flexible sensors are key to the development of personal wearable electronic devices and systems for a wide range of applications including physiological monitoring, communication, and entertainment. Textiles, for their many desirable characteristics and use, offer a natural interface between electronics and the human body. A wide range of fabrication techniques have been explored for textile‐based sensors; however, most are not compatible or readily adaptable to textile manufacturing processes. Here, a practical and scalable method of producing textile‐based sensory fibers using a common manufacturing technique, melt extrusion, is proposed. An overview of the fabrication method as well as the mechanical and electrical properties of the fibers is presented. Subsequently, the fibers’ ability to sense changes in pressure is studied in detail using assembled fibers. Methods to improve the sensor performance by altering the geometry of the fiber assembly are also presented. As a proof‐of‐concept demonstration, the fibers are woven into a pressure‐sensing fabric mat consisting of 64 sensing elements. The woven substrate can detect the location and level of pressure, thereby illustrating the fibers' potential use as sensors in textile structures.
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- Jordan Tabor
- Fiber & Polymer Science Program Department of Textile Engineering Chemistry and Science, College of Textiles, North Carolina State University Raleigh NC 27695 USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering North Carolina State University Raleigh NC 27695 USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering North Carolina State University Raleigh NC 27695 USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering North Carolina State University Raleigh NC 27695 USA
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- Fiber & Polymer Science Program Department of Textile Engineering Chemistry and Science, College of Textiles, North Carolina State University Raleigh NC 27695 USA
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Zahid M, Anwer Rathore H, Tayyab H, Ahmad Rehan Z, Abdul Rashid I, Lodhi M, Zubair U, Shahid I. Recent developments in textile based polymeric smart sensor for human health monitoring: A review. ARAB J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2021.103480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Zhao H, Qi X, Ma Y, Sun X, Liu X, Zhang X, Tian M, Qu L. Wearable Sunlight-Triggered Bimorph Textile Actuators. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:8126-8134. [PMID: 34570519 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c02578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Photothermal bimorph actuators have attracted considerable attention in intelligent devices because of their cordless control and lightweight and easy preparation. However, current photothermal bimorph actuators are mostly based on films or papers driven by near-infrared sources, which are deficient in flexibility and adaptability, restricting their potential in wearable applications. Herein, a bimorph textile actuator that can be scalably fabricated with a traditional textile route and autonomously triggered by sunlight is reported. The active layer and passive layer of the bimorph are constructed by polypropylene tape and a MXene-modified polyamide filament. Because of the opposite thermal expansion and MXene-enhanced photothermal efficiency (>260%) of the bimorph, the textile actuator presents effective deformation (1.38 cm-1) under low sunlight power (100 mW/cm2). This work provides a new pathway for wearable sunlight-triggered actuators and finds attractive applications for smart textiles.
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- Hongtao Zhao
- Research Center for Intelligent and Wearable Technology, College of Textiles and Clothing, State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-textiles of Shandong Province and the Ministry of Education, Intelligent Wearable Engineering Research Center of Qingdao, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, P.R. China
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- Research Center for Intelligent and Wearable Technology, College of Textiles and Clothing, State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-textiles of Shandong Province and the Ministry of Education, Intelligent Wearable Engineering Research Center of Qingdao, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, P.R. China
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- Research Center for Intelligent and Wearable Technology, College of Textiles and Clothing, State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-textiles of Shandong Province and the Ministry of Education, Intelligent Wearable Engineering Research Center of Qingdao, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, P.R. China
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- Department of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester M139PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester M139PL, United Kingdom
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- Research Center for Intelligent and Wearable Technology, College of Textiles and Clothing, State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-textiles of Shandong Province and the Ministry of Education, Intelligent Wearable Engineering Research Center of Qingdao, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, P.R. China
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, P.R. China
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- Research Center for Intelligent and Wearable Technology, College of Textiles and Clothing, State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-textiles of Shandong Province and the Ministry of Education, Intelligent Wearable Engineering Research Center of Qingdao, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, P.R. China
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- Research Center for Intelligent and Wearable Technology, College of Textiles and Clothing, State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-textiles of Shandong Province and the Ministry of Education, Intelligent Wearable Engineering Research Center of Qingdao, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, P.R. China
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