title: Chemically driven printed textile sensors based on graphene and carbon nanotubes.
abstract: The unique properties of graphene, such as the high elasticity, mechanical strength, thermal conductivity, very high electrical conductivity and transparency, make them it an interesting material for stretchable electronic applications. In the work presented herein, the authors used graphene and carbon nanotubes to introduce chemical sensing properties into textile materials by means of a screen printing method. Carbon nanotubes and graphene pellets were dispersed in water and used as a printing paste in the screen printing process. Three printing paste compositions were prepared-0%, 1% and 3% graphene pellet content with a constant 3% carbon nanotube mass content. Commercially available materials were used in this process. As a substrate, a twill woven cotton fabric was utilized. It has been found that the addition of graphene to printing paste that contains carbon nanotubes significantly enhances the electrical conductivity and sensing properties of the final product.
authors.affiliation: Department of Material and Commodity Sciences and Textile Metrology, Lodz University of Technology, 90-924 Lodz, Poland. ewa.skrzetuska@p.lodz.pl.
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Skrzetuska
authors.affiliation: Department of Material and Commodity Sciences and Textile Metrology, Lodz University of Technology, 90-924 Lodz, Poland. michal.puchalski@p.lodz.pl.
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puchalski
authors.affiliation: Department of Material and Commodity Sciences and Textile Metrology, Lodz University of Technology, 90-924 Lodz, Poland. izabella.krucinska@p.lodz.pl.
authors.forename: Izabella
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Krucińska