Figure 4.

(a) SEM image of conductive Kevlar fibers coated with Ni/Au; (b) Schematic representation of the chemical solution process for the fabrication of conductive Al textiles; (c) Plot of the electrical linear resistance of Al-based conductive fiber synthesized by the chemical solution process and inset shows the functioning LEDs; (d) Optical image of unstretched and stretched (up to 20 cm) conductive fiber; (e) SEM image showing the surface of the Ag nanoparticles and elastomer composite-based conductive fiber; (f) Electrical resistance change in the Ag-based conductive fiber during the 3000 cyclic folding test; (g) Optical image of pre- and 900%-strained Ag nanoparticles and elastomer composite fibers. Reproduced from [20,88,90,109,112] with the permission by ACS Publications, Copyright 2011 and by John Wiley and Sons, Copyright 2013, 2013, 2015, 2015.