A new developed ink can be printed on textiles in a single step to form highly conductive and stretchable connections. The ink exhibited high conductivity even when it was stretched to more than three times its original length. Using this new ink, a wrist-band muscle activity sensor was created by printing an elastic conductor on a sportswear material. This new functional ink will enable electronic apparel such as sportswear and underwear incorporating sensing devices for measuring a range of biological indicators.
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With this new ink, a wrist-band muscle activity sensor was developed by printing an elastic conductor on a textile. The elastic conducting ink was printed on both sides of the textile. With VIA holes which connect the both sides of the fabric, electrical conductive patterns for the sensor were formed by a single step printing process.
