Textile Science and Engineering (한국섬유공학회지)

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Elastic Textile Fabric Composite with High Electrical Conductivity as a Strain Sensor for Large Deformation

변형률 센서로 응용 가능한 전도성 고분자-탄성직물 복합재료

  • Cho, Seung-Hyun (Polymer Technology Institute, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Kang, Tae-Su (School of Applied Chemicstry and Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Lee, Jun-Young (School of Applied Chemicstry and Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • 조승현 (성균관대학교 고분자기술연구소) ;
  • 강태수 (성균관대학교 응용화학공학부) ;
  • 이준영 (성균관대학교 응용화학공학부)
  • Published : 2007.04.30
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Abstract

Elastic polypyrrole (PPy)/textile fabric composites with high electrical conductivity were prepared by coating PPy on an elastic nylon/spandex fabric through chemical and electrochemical oxidation of pyrrole in sequence. The electrical resistivity of the composite was extremely low as $0.2\;{\Omega}cm$ at fairly low PPy content. We investigated the effects of the preparation conditions on the properties of the resulting fabric such as PPy content, surface morphology and electrical conductivity. We also studied mechanoelectrical properties of the elastic fabric by measuring the change of electrical resistance during extension of the fabric, observing monotonic increase of the electrical resistance with the elongation. We suggest that electrically conducting elastic fabric can be used as a strain sensor for large deformation.

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