Carbon nanotubes polymer nanoparticles inks for healthcare textile

Pratyush Rai; Jungmin Lee; Gyanesh N. Mathur; Vijay K. Varadan

doi:10.1117/12.946253

24 October 2012 Carbon nanotubes polymer nanoparticles inks for healthcare textile

Pratyush Rai, Jungmin Lee, Gyanesh N. Mathur, Vijay K. Varadan

Proceedings Volume 8548, Nanosystems in Engineering and Medicine; 854822 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.946253
Event: SPIE Nanosystems in Engineering + Medicine, 2012, Incheon, Korea, Republic of

Abstract

Healthcare textiles are ambient health monitoring systems that can contribute towards medical aid as well as general fitness of the populace. These are textile based products that have sensor systems mounted on them or are electrically functionalized to act as sensors. While embedded sensor chipsets and connection wires have been shown as working prototypes of this concept, there is a need for seamless integration of sensor technologies without hindering the inherent properties of the textile. Screen printing or stamping with electrically conductive inks have been demonstrated as technologies for fabricating electronics on flexible substrates. They are applicable to textile manufacturing as well. Printing technology allows for fabrication of nanocomposite based electronics elements in a bottom-up fashion. This has advantages such as low material consumption, high speed fabrication and low temperature processing. In this research, Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) and polyaniline nanoparticles (PANP) core shell based nanocomposites were synthesized and formulated into colloidal ink. Printed MWCNTs-PANP traces were electrically characterized and compared with traces made with those made by other composites such as Silver, and Carbon Black. The nanocomposite based inks are compared for proposed applications as sensor systems and conductive tracks on smart textile for pervasive wireless healthcare system that can be mass produced using low cost printing processes.

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Pratyush Rai, Jungmin Lee, Gyanesh N. Mathur, and Vijay K. Varadan "Carbon nanotubes polymer nanoparticles inks for healthcare textile", Proc. SPIE 8548, Nanosystems in Engineering and Medicine, 854822 (24 October 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.946253

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