Table 3. Representative Physical Properties of Various Insulating Polymeric Materials for Transparent Wearable Electronics.
PET | PI | PEN | PC | PU | parylene | PDMS | ecoflex | |
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Young’s modulus | 1.57–5.20 GPa | 0.107–46.9 GPa | 5.00–5.50 GPa | 1.79–3.24 GPa | 0.00114–3.54 GPa | 2.8–3.0 GPa | 1.32–2.97 MPa | 0.05–0.1 MPa |
tensile strength (ultimate) | 22.0–95.0 MPa | 0.0480–345 MPa | 200 MPa | 28.0–75.0 MPa | 0.138–65.0 MPa | 48.3–68.9 GPa | 6.7 MPa | 0.37–1.7 MPa |
elongation (yield) (%) | 4.00–6.00 | 2.00–90.0 | 3.00–60.0 | 2.4–2.9 | ||||
elongation (break) (%) | 40.0–600 | 0.350–200 | 60 | 10.0–138 | 0.400–1300 | 10–250 | 135 | 800–900 |
refractive Index | 1.575 | 1.68–1.78 | 1.7 | 1.58 | 1.5–1.7 | 1.59–1.66 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
transmittance | good | poor | good | good | good | good | good | poor |
glass transition temperature (°C) | 70.0–78.0 | –20.0–385 | 120 | 141–150 | –46.0–40.0 | 13–66 | –120 | –33 |
melting temperature (°C) | 200–260 | 247–388 | 270 | 288–316 | 80.0 | 290–435 | –40 | |
specific heat capacity (J/g K) | 1.00–1.50 | 0.920–1.13 | 2.59 | 1.17–1.70 | 0.711–0.837 | 1.38 | ||
thermal conductivity (W/m K) | 0.190–0.290 | 0.0330–1.73 | 0.18 | 0.173–0.210 | 0.140–0.390 | 0.081–1.000 | 0.27 |