Washable, wearable battery-like devices could be woven directly into clothes
Publication Title
University of CambridgePublication/Creation Date
May 16 2019Creators/Contributors
University Of Cambridge (creator)Sarah Collins (creator)
Felice Torrisi (contributor)
Jiangnan University (contributor)
Chaoxia Wang (contributor)
Media Type
Press ReleasePersuasive Intent
AcademicDescription
Wearable electronic components incorporated directly into fabrics have been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge. The devices could be used for flexible circuits, healthcare monitoring, energy conversion, and other applications.
The Cambridge researchers, working in collaboration with colleagues at Jiangnan University in China, have shown how graphene – a two-dimensional form of carbon – and other related materials can be directly incorporated into fabrics to produce charge storage elements such as capacitors, paving the way to textile-based power supplies which are washable, flexible and comfortable to wear.