Printed Electronic Functions on Fabrics Research
Smart Fabric Research Effort led by Professor K. Yang and team at the University of Southampton focuses on developing printable functional materials for smart fabrics. Projects include energy harvesting materials, interactive textiles, and more. The versatility of using printed electronics and sensors lies in their flexible, conformable, comfortable nature with low cost and short development time, making them suitable for various textile applications. The research involves printing a wide range of materials like dielectric, conductive, and resistive elements on fabrics for different functionalities.
Download Presentation
Please find below an Image/Link to download the presentation.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author.If you encounter any issues during the download, it is possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.
You are allowed to download the files provided on this website for personal or commercial use, subject to the condition that they are used lawfully. All files are the property of their respective owners.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author.
E N D
Presentation Transcript
Printed electronic functions on fabrics K Yang, R Torah, J Tudor, Y Wei, Y Li, S Beeby Dr Kai Yang Electronics and Computer Science University of Southampton Textile Thinking for Sustainable Materials Networking 2nd-3rdMay, Loughborough University
Introduction Smart Fabric Research Effort: 1 Professor 3 Senior Research Staff 8 PhD students Developing printable functional materials on fabric Research projects on smart fabrics: Energy Harvesting Materials for Smart Fabrics and Interactive Textiles (EPSRC, 1.25M) Microflex (EU Integrated Project, 8M) Medifab (Wessex Medical Research, 20k) Bravehealth (EU Integrated Project, 10M) Intelligent prosthetics (UK MOD, 100k)
Why printed electronics and sensors? Versatility of design Flexible, conformable and comfortable Short development time Low cost Suitability for small/medium series and mass production Compatibility with a wide range of textiles
What do we print? Wide range of materials: Flexible interface Dielectric, conductive, resistive Piezoelectric & piezoresistive sensors Sacrificial and structural films for mechanical structures Figure 1: All ink jet printed capacitor Figure 2: Screen printed heater on fabric Figure 3: Screen printed cantilever on fabric
Further information ECS www.ecs.soton.ac.uk Microflex www.microflex.ecs.soton.ac.uk Smart Fabric Inks Ltd www.fabinks.com Printed smart fabrics LinkedIn group http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4295957&trk=hb_side_g FLEX
