Figure 17.

Seamlessly knitted and woven carbon fiber electrodes. a) 3D simulated model. b) Embedded textile supercapacitor in the shirt. c) Simulated knit structure rendered before fabrication. d) Carbon fiber current collector coming out of the knitting machine during fabrication. e) Four current collectors knitted at once. f) CF electrode screen printed with AC. Carbon fiber woven fabric g) before and h) after printing. i) A shaped front bodice knitted as one piece with a sample electrode made as a part of the textile. Reproduced with permission.130 Copyright 2013, RSC Publishing.