Table 1.
Coating formulations successfully screen-printed onto dry textile electrodes
Coating material composition | Layers | Heat curing | Pass/fail |
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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