Inkjet-printed silver films on textiles for wearable electronics applications

Inkjet-Printed Silver Nanowire Ink for Flexible Transparent Conductive Film Applications

“…PE refers to the electronic product manufacturing technology that functional conductive inks are directly deposited onto substrate to form electronic component or circuit by printed process. Common industrial PE process includes screen printing [ 6 ], gravure printing [ 7 ], roll to roll printing [ 8 ], inkjet printing [ 10 ], and so on [ 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ], and have been applied in some fields such as organic electronics [ 5 , 6 ], flexible electronics [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 11 ], wearable electronics [ 12 ], etc. Among those, inkjet printings particularly attractive in making controllable structure patterned circuits since it offers digital control on the printing process, is easy to integrate into a high throughput, and can be printed for better functional outcome [ 13 , 14 , 15 ].…”

A review of inkjet printing technology for personalized-healthcare wearable devices

“…91 The popular substrate materials used for printing wearable FE include Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), 53,60,63,92–96 PolyEthylene naphthalate (PEN), 16,17,41,54,92,97–99 Polyimide (PI), 14,18,19,30,38,41,42,46,55,57,64,100–102 Cellulose paper, 35,52,103 PDMS 39,42,93,104–111 and Polyurethane (PU). 112 The main conductive materials used for fabricating wearable FE include Silver (Ag), 14,21,31,39,46,52–54,60,63,93,94,97,103,107–119 Copper (Cu), 18,25,29,30,41,55,101,120 Gold (Au), 19,28,38,55,64,92,102,106,121,122 Al, 102 Pt, 37 Graphite, 97,105 Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(styrenesulfonate) PEDOT/PSS, 14,16,17,53,93,95,98,121 Graphene 21,57,62,123 and CNT. 21,60,63,93,99,104 The conductive material can be deposited in the form of the inks, however, it is essential to know properties like electrical conductivity, surface tension, additives, solvent, and binder used in the ink compatible for each printing techniques.…”

Future Trend in Wearable Electronics in the Textile Industry

“…Moreover, a laser-scribing masking route to fabricate conductive textiles with any intended pattern or drawing has been developed [58]. Some more advanced techniques such as printing and roll-to-roll processing should be well explored for cost-effective, large-scale and mass manufacturing of flexible electronics, e.g., carbon-based, to ensure commercialization and practical applications [76,[88][89][90]. Inkjet printing is one of the manufacturing technologies for depositing a conductive layer on various substrates, which provides high resolution, design freedom, and green production for fabric-based electronic applications [90][91][92][93].…”