| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
MS&T21: Materials Science & Technology
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| Symposium
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2021 Undergraduate Student Poster Contest
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| Presentation Title |
The Dynamic Performance of Wearable Sensors with Flexible Silver Ink |
| Author(s) |
Gina Morrison, Charles M. Dwyer, Gonzalo Carrillo, Pedro Cortes, Eric MacDonald |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Gina Morrison |
| Abstract Scope |
Current advanced technologies have allowed the formulation of flexible, conductive inks and pastes that can be incorporated into electrical components to produce wearable structures. The incorporation of additive manufacturing in this field has further promoted the production of complex conformal parts to create wearable sensors. However, there is still a lack of dynamic evaluation of 3D printed inks within flexible additively manufactured structures. The present work has investigated the fatigue properties of 3D printed flexible ink-substrate components in order to evaluate their structural and electrical properties over long periods of time. This work will also present the efforts focused on encapsulating flexible inks in printed elastomeric materials to extend their period of performance. |