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SCREENTEX

ELECTRONIC PRINTING ON FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE RESEARCH PROJECT

Field
Regional
Date
01/01/2016 - 01/12/2016
Industry
Budget
100522,8
Funded by
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PROJECT INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

Printed electronics on textile is attracting interest due to its low costs compared to other electronics manufacturing systems. The printing of electronics allows the production of multifunctional electronics on large surfaces. The printing of photonic and electronic devices is possible with printed electronics technology using graphic arts techniques such as screen printing and inkjet but using conductive or semiconductor inks.

Electronics printing allows the printing of components present in conventional electronic circuits such as resistors, capacitors, coils, transistors, etc., on fabrics or plastics. This allows the use of printed electronics for the development of certain applications or types of circuits.

The main objective of SCREENTEX is to translate electronics printing technology to textile substrates. It is a mature technology on rigid substrates, such as fiberglass or plastics, which allows the creation of commercial products. However, the use of this technology on flexible substrates such as textiles is still in its infancy, due to the difficulty they present due to their mechanical properties such as flexibility and elasticity, as well as the deformations they can undergo when exposed to variations in temperature and humidity. The application of these conductive inks on fabrics represents a great opportunity due to the boom that smart textiles are experiencing, integrating sensors for sports applications. All this suggests that printed electronics will play a major role over the next few years in a new phase of evolution of smart textiles and their integration with wearable sensors.

In recent years there have been advances in printed electronics on polymeric and flexible substrates allowing for more comfortable electronic systems. The rapid evolution of organic inks makes it safe to venture their application on textile substrates.

The main objective of this research is to propose and characterize new structures that allow the realization of screens using electrochemical light-emitting cell and pressure matrix techniques on textile substrates. Considering the existing methodologies and materials used in solutions on rigid and plastic substrates, the challenge of the research will be to transfer these depositions on textile substrates with the complexity derived in part by the properties of flexibility and elasticity that fabrics offer.

SCREENTEX will improve the knowledge on new techniques of printed electronics on new textile substrates which will be transmitted to the companies of the sector in order to improve the state of technology in the textile companies of the Community of Valencia and their competitiveness in a globalized market.

Printed electronics on textile is attracting interest due to its low costs compared to other electronics manufacturing systems. The printing of electronics allows the production of multifunctional electronics on large surfaces. The printing of photonic and electronic devices is possible with printed electronics technology using graphic arts techniques such as screen printing and inkjet but using conductive or semiconductor inks.

Electronics printing allows the printing of components present in conventional electronic circuits such as resistors, capacitors, coils, transistors, etc., on fabrics or plastics. This allows the use of printed electronics for the development of certain applications or types of circuits.

The main objective of SCREENTEX is to translate electronics printing technology to textile substrates. This is a mature technology on rigid substrates, such as fiberglass or plastics, which allows the creation of commercial products. However, the use of this technology on flexible substrates such as textiles is still in its infancy, due to the difficulty they present due to their mechanical properties such as flexibility and elasticity, as well as the deformations they can undergo when exposed to variations in temperature and humidity. The application of these conductive inks on fabrics represents a great opportunity due to the boom that smart textiles are experiencing, integrating sensors for sports applications. All this suggests that printed electronics will play a major role over the next few years in a new phase of evolution of smart textiles and their integration with wearable sensors.

In recent years there have been advances in printed electronics on polymeric and flexible substrates allowing for more comfortable electronic systems. The rapid evolution of organic inks makes it safe to venture their application on textile substrates.

The main objective of this research is to propose and characterize new structures that allow the realization of screens by means of electrochemical light-emitting cells and pressure matrix techniques on textile substrates. Considering the existing methodologies and materials used in solutions on rigid and plastic substrates, the challenge of the research will be to transfer these depositions on textile substrates with the complexity derived in part by the properties of flexibility and elasticity that fabrics offer.

SCREENTEX will improve the knowledge on new techniques of printed electronics on new textile substrates which will be transmitted to the companies of the sector in order to improve the state of technology in the textile companies of the Community of Valencia and their competitiveness in a globalized market.

Contact information

Jorge Moreno
Head of Intelligent Textiles and Digitalization Research Group

AITEX

Technological capabilities

Robotics
Additive manufacturing