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Electrical Modulation of Elastic Moduli

Project description

Textiles that change their feel on demand

Could the feel of textile change at the push of a button? The ability to alter textiles’ pliability and texture would enable communication using our sense of touch. Potential applications abound, from human-machine interfaces for robotics to new forms of virtual reality. To facilitate such a tuneable mechanical response, materials are needed whose stiffness can be altered. The EU-funded Elmo project will use conjugated polymers to develop such materials responsive to external stimuli. The materials will be spun into fibres and yarns, which will be integrated into prototype textile devices that can undergo a reversible change in pliability and texture.

Objective

How could a textile change its feel upon the push of a button? While we are accustomed to visual displays and loudspeakers, interactive tactile perception largely eludes our experience. Textiles that change their pliability and texture would allow for communication using our sense of touch. Potential applications abound, from human-machine interfaces for robotics to new forms of virtual reality.

To facilitate such a tuneable mechanical response, materials are needed whose stiffness can be altered. This project will use conjugated polymers to realise stimuli-responsive materials. The developed materials will be spun into fibres and yarns, which will be integrated into prototype textile devices that can undergo a reversible change in pliability and texture.

The explored materials science concepts will open up a new line of research in the blossoming field of organic electronics, while the application-oriented part of the project opens new horizons for the interdisciplinary field of wearable electronics.

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Host institution

CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA AB
Net EU contribution

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€ 2 000 000,00
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412 96 Goteborg
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Södra Sverige Västsverige Västra Götalands län
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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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€ 2 000 000,00

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