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. 2021 Jul 12;20:68. doi: 10.1186/s12938-021-00905-4

Table 1.

Coating formulations successfully screen-printed onto dry textile electrodes

Coating material composition Layers Heat curing Pass/fail
Carbon 3 140 °C, 2 min Pass on FS, RS, FC, and RCa
Carbon + 2.5% ILb 3 140 °C, 2 min Pass on FS, RS, FC, and RC
Carbon + 5% IL 3 140 °C, 2 min Pass on FS, RS, FC, and RC
Carbon + 7.5% IL 3 140 °C, 2 min

Pass on FS and FC

Fail on RS and RC

PEDOT:PSS + 12.5% PDMS 2 150 °C, 10 min

Pass on FS

Fail on RS, FC, and RC

PEDOT:PSS + 6.25% PDMS 2 150 °C, 10 min

Pass on FS

Fail on RS, FC, and RC

(PEDOT:PSS + 6.25% PDMS) + 2.5% IL 2 150 °C, 10 min

Pass on FS

Fail on RS, FC, and RC

(PEDOT:PSS + 6.25% PDMS) + 5% IL 2 150 °C, 10 min

Pass on FS

Fail on RS, FC, and RC

PEDOT:PSS + 12.5% (PDMS + 1% CNT)c 2 150 °C, 10 min

Pass on FS

Fail on RS, FC, and RC

PEDOT:PSS + 6.25% (PDMS + 1% CNT) 2 150 °C, 10 min

Pass on FS

Fail on RS, FC, and RC

aFS flat textile electrodes made of silver yarn, RS raised 3D textile electrodes made of silver yarn, FC flat textile electrodes made of carbon yarn, RC raised 3D textile electrodes made of carbon yarn

bCarbon-based coatings were mixed with 2.5% IL

cPEDOT:PSS-based coatings were mixed with 6.25% PDMS and 1% CNT