Journal
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
Volume 137, Issue 1, Pages 379-385Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2008.10.027
Keywords
Screen-printing; Flexible substrates; Mechanical bending; Electrodes
Funding
- Office of Naval Research [N000140811202]
- National Institute of Health [S000256, EB002189]
- Army Research Laboratory (ARL) [W911NG-04-2-0005]
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The influence of the mechanical bending, rolling and crimping of flexible screen-printed electrodes upon their electrical properties and electrochemical behavior has been elucidated. Three different flexible plastic substrates, Mylar, polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), and Kapton, have been tested in connection to the printing of graphite ink won king electrodes. Our data indicate that flexible printed electrodes can be bent to extremely small radii of curvature and still function well, despite a marginal increase the electrical resistance. Below critical radii of curvature of similar to 8 nm, full recovery of the electrical resistance occurs upon strain release. The electrochemical response is maintained for sub-mm bending radii and a 180 pinch of the electrode does not lead to device failure. The electrodes appear to be resistant to repeated bending. Such capabilities are demonstrated using model Compounds, including ferrocyanide, trinitrotoluene (TNT) and nitronaphthalene (NN). These printed electrodes hold great promise for widespread applications requiring flexible, yet robust non-planar sensing devices. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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