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In the future, smart clothing might monitor our health, manage our body temperature or communicate with smartphones. But first, scientists need to find a way to cost-effectively print intricate but flexible circuits onto a variety of fabrics. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces have developed a conductive 3D printing ink made of liquid metal droplets coated with alginate, a polymer derived from algae.
“Liquid Metal Microgels for Three-Dimensional Printing of Smart Electronic Clothes” – Yong He, Ph.D. (corresponding author)
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.1c22975
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In the future, smart clothing might monitor our health, manage our body temperature or communicate with smartphones. But first, scientists need to find a way to cost-effectively print intricate but flexible circuits onto a variety of fabrics. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces have developed a conductive 3D printing ink made of liquid metal droplets coated with alginate, a polymer derived from algae.
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pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.1c22975
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