ABSTRACT
Conductive fabrics are central to smart textiles, a concept that has been gaining attention
for applications such as wearable electronics or biosensors. However, current approaches
for creating electrically conductive fabrics struggle with issues ranging from low conductivity to skin irritation. The use of graphitic carbon has been investigated as a possible way to
impart conductivity to fabrics, yet low loadings, required post-infusion reductions, or the
need to remove additives, has limited the application of these materials. In this paper, we
introduce an approach that infuses fabric with pristine few layer graphene (FLG)/graphite
from natural bulk graphite using an interfacial trapping method. No additives or chemical
modification of the graphite is required, and electrical conductivities an order of magnitude
higher than previous approaches are achieved.
ABSTRACTConductive fabrics are central to smart textiles, a concept that has been gaining attentionfor applications such as wearable electronics or biosensors. However, current approachesfor creating electrically conductive fabrics struggle with issues ranging from low conductivity to skin irritation. The use of graphitic carbon has been investigated as a possible way toimpart conductivity to fabrics, yet low loadings, required post-infusion reductions, or theneed to remove additives, has limited the application of these materials. In this paper, weintroduce an approach that infuses fabric with pristine few layer graphene (FLG)/graphitefrom natural bulk graphite using an interfacial trapping method. No additives or chemicalmodification of the graphite is required, and electrical conductivities an order of magnitudehigher than previous approaches are achieved.
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