Flexible and stretchable conductive fabric for temperature detection

Abstract

Wearable devices necessitate a variety of properties, including flexibility, elasticity and light weight, and considerable advances have been achieved for demand. However, there are some difficulties in improving the manufacturing process and scalability for wearable devices. A fabric coated with PEDOT:PSS and other conductive inks were fabricated for temperature sensing and the sensing properties changed according to the degree of stretching. The output thermoelectric voltage was 1mV at a temperature difference of 338K. Conductive fabric-based temperature sensors have substantial potential in medical technologies such as bio-signal monitoring as well as Human Machine Interface (HMI).