Sew and Transfer Method for Fabricating Highly Stretchable, Robust Electrical Interconnects
Purdue University researchers have developed a novel, sew and transfer method for rapid fabrication of low-cost, highly stretchable interconnects. Using a commercial sewing machine and double-thread stitch, with one of the threads being water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), thin zigzag pattern metallic wires are sewn into a polymeric film and are subsequently transferred onto a stretchable elastomeric substrate by dissolving PVA in warm water. The resulting structures exhibit extreme stretchability and robustness.
Low-cost method to fabricate stretchable electronics Extreme stretchability and robustness No change in resistance with strain
Wearable electronics Skin mounted electronics Implantable medical systems
Babak ZiaieZiaie Biomedical Microdevices LaboratoryPurdue Electrical and Computer Engineering
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