Fabrication and evaluation of a conductive polymer coated elastomer contact structure for woven electronic textile

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 195, Issue , 2013, Pages 213-218

  Yamashita, Takahiro ^a   Takamatsu, Seiichi ^a   Miyake, Koji ^a,b   Itoh, Toshihiro ^a,b  

^a BEANS Laboratory   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conductive polymer; Electronic textile; Flexible contact structure; Reel to reel process; Silicone elastomer

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; PLASTIC BOTTLES; PLASTIC COATINGS; REELS; SILICONES; TEXTILES;

CONDUCTIVE POLYMER; CONTACT STRUCTURE; ELECTRONIC TEXTILES; REEL-TO-REEL PROCESS; SILICONE ELASTOMERS;

WEAVING;

ELASTOMERS; INNOVATION; POLYMERS; TEXTILES;

EID: 85027932416     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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