Materials and structural designs of stretchable conductors
Nanyang Technological University · The University of Tokyo · +5 more institutions
Abstract
Stretchable conductors are essential building blocks for stretchable electronic devices used in next-generation wearables and soft robotics. Over 10 years of research in stretchable electronics has produced stretchable sensors, circuits, displays, and energy harvesters, mostly enabled by unique stretchable conductors. This review covers recent advances in stretchable conductors, which have been achieved by engineering their structures, materials, or both. Advantages, mechanisms, and limitations of the different classes of stretchable conductors are discussed to provide insight into which class of stretchable conductor is suitable for fabrication of various stretchable electronic devices. The significantly…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 24.71
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- 100%
- References
- 177
Authors
4- NMNaoji MatsuhisaCorresponding
Nanyang Technological University, The University of Tokyo, Stanford University
- XCXiaodong Chen
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Polytechnic
- ZBZhenan Bao
Stanford Medicine, Stanford University
- TSTakao Someya
RIKEN, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, The University of Tokyo
Topics & keywords
- Stretchable electronics
- Electrical conductor
- Conductor
- Electronics
- Wearable technology
- Materials science
- Nanotechnology
- Wearable computer
- Industry, innovation and infrastructure