Actively actuated all dispenser printed thermochromic smart fabric device

Ahmed, Z., Wei, Y. ORCID: 0000-0001-6195-8595, Torah, R. and Tudor, J., 2016. Actively actuated all dispenser printed thermochromic smart fabric device. Electronics Letters, 52 (19), pp. 1601-1603. ISSN 0013-5194

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Abstract

This paper for the first time reports an all printed actively actuated thermochromic smart fabric device using a state of the art dispenser printing technique. The device consists of a UV curable thermochromic ink with an activation temperature of 33°C actuated by conductive track based printed heater. The device is printed on untreated polyester cotton fabric. It offers a significant improvement in flexibility and design freedom over the state of the art thermochromic fabric devices. The printed device changes colour from black to green in 10.8 s using 1.46 W DC power. It is shown that the time required for the device to change colour reduces tenfold with only a threefold increase in input power. It can be fabricated on other fabric or flexible substrates and in a range of colours and activation temperatures depending on the formulation chosen. The printed device is 30 x 21.5 mm which can be scaled up or down to suit the application. It can be used as an indicator in combination with sensors for smart fabric applications.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Electronics Letters
Creators:	Ahmed, Z., Wei, Y., Torah, R. and Tudor, J.
Publisher:	The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Date:	2016
Volume:	52
Number:	19
ISSN:	0013-5194
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1049/el.2016.1073 DOI
Divisions:	Schools > School of Science and Technology
Record created by:	Linda Sullivan
Date Added:	01 Jul 2019 13:42
Last Modified:	01 Jul 2019 13:42
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/36983

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