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Inkjet Printing of Conductive Materials for Smart Textiles and Flexible Electronics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Veronica Sanchez Romaguera
Affiliation:
[email protected], The University of Manchester, School of Chemistry, Manchester, United Kingdom
Marie B. Madec
Affiliation:
[email protected], The University of Manchester, School of Chemistry, Manchester, United Kingdom
Stephen G. Yeates
Affiliation:
[email protected], The University of Manchester, School of Chemistry, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Abstract

In recent years, inkjet printing has become an important technology for many applications, such as organic electronics, nanotechnology, and tissue engineering, on account of its ability to precisely deposit pico litre volumes of solutions or suspensions, including polymers and metal nanoparticles, in well-defined patterns [1]. In this work we focus on the electrical performance of PEDOT:PSS conductors inkjet printed onto natural rubber latex and the effect of mechanical deformation on conductor integrity and electrical performance. 1. B.-J de Gans, P. C. Duineveld and U. S. Schubert, Adv. Mater., 16, (2004).

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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