Journal
SMALL
Volume 14, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/smll.201703034
Keywords
electronic textiles; fiber-based batteries; fiber-based sensors; fiber-based transistors; fiber-based wearable electronics
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- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant - Korea government (MSIP) [NRF-2016R1A2A2A05005110]
- National Research Foundation (NRF), Korean Ministry of Science ICT (MSIT) [NRF-2017R1A5A1014708]
- Basic Research Lab Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea - Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning [NRF-2014R1A4A1008474]
- Engineering Research Center of Excellence (ERC) Program
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Wearable electronics are emerging as a platform for next-generation, human-friendly, electronic devices. A new class of devices with various functionality and amenability for the human body is essential. These new conceptual devices are likely to be a set of various functional devices such as displays, sensors, batteries, etc., which have quite different working conditions, on or in the human body. In these aspects, electronic textiles seem to be a highly suitable possibility, due to the unique characteristics of textiles such as being light weight and flexible and their inherent warmth and the property to conform. Therefore, e-textiles have evolved into fiber-based electronic apparel or body attachable types in order to foster significant industrialization of the key components with adaptable formats. Although the advances are noteworthy, their electrical performance and device features are still unsatisfactory for consumer level e-textile systems. To solve these issues, innovative structural and material designs, and novel processing technologies have been introduced into e-textile systems. Recently reported and significantly developed functional materials and devices are summarized, including their enhanced optoelectrical and mechanical properties. Furthermore, the remaining challenges are discussed, and effective strategies to facilitate the full realization of e-textile systems are suggested.
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