Laser Printing Technology Can Produce Waterproof Electronic Textiles In A Few Minutes.
The next generation waterproof smart fabric will finish laser printing in a few minutes. This is the future imagined by researchers behind the new electronic textile technology.
Scientists from Royal University of technology in Melbourne, Australia have developed an economical and efficient and scalable method for the rapid manufacture of textiles embedded in energy storage devices.
In just three minutes, the method can produce 10. X10cm smart textile patch, which is waterproof, stretchable and easy to integrate with energy harvesting technology.
This technology enables graphene supercapacitors, powerful and durable energy storage devices, to be easily combined with solar or other power sources - direct laser printing to textiles.
In concept validation, the researchers connect supercapacitors with solar cells to provide efficient, washable and self powered smart structures that overcome the main shortcomings of the existing electronic textile energy storage technology.
The evolving smart fabric industry has many applications in wearable devices of consumers, healthcare and defense sectors - from monitoring vital signs of patients to tracking locations of soldiers and health status, and monitoring pilots or drivers' fatigue.
Litty Thekkakara, a researcher at the RMIT School of science, said that smart textiles with built-in sensing, wireless communication or health monitoring technology need strong and reliable energy solutions.
"The current method of intelligent textile energy storage, such as suturing batteries to clothing or using electronic fibers, may be cumbersome and heavy, or there may be capacity problems," Thekkakara said.
"When these electronic components are exposed to water in sweat or in the environment, they will also suffer short circuit and mechanical failure.
"Our graphene super capacitors can not only be completely cleaned, but can also be stored as energy needed for smart clothing to supply electricity. It can be produced in large scale within minutes.
"By addressing the storage related challenges of energy and electronic textiles, we hope the power of next generation wearable technology and smart clothing".
The research analyzed the performance of the concept verification smart textiles in a series of mechanical, temperature and washability tests, and found that it remained stable and efficient.
RMIT, emeritus professor and distinguished professor of Shanghai University of science and technology, said that the technology can realize real-time storage of renewable energy of electronic textiles.
"By using advanced laser printing based on multi focus manufacturing and machine learning technology, it can also achieve faster volume to roll manufacturing," Gu said.
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