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Ink-jet printed energy storage devices on textiles: powering the next generation of smart clothing

Project description

New technology for smart e-fabrics without batteries

E-textiles or smart fabrics are a new trend. These fabrics enable digital components such as battery or lights or other electronics to be embedded in them but a key consideration is the need for a power supply. A major difficulty in the production of an e-textile is the fact that power supply units are usually not lightweight and discrete enough. The EU-funded Powering_eTextiles project proposes to research the possibility of engaging new technologies to develop ink-jet printed energy storage devices, based on two-dimensional nanosheets. This will make smart fabrics’ production cheaper and scalable. It will also improve the special effects and final quality of fabrics.

Objective

The aim of this proposal is to determine the economic and technical feasibility of using readily scalable technologies for the
development of inexpensive and high-performance ink-jet printed, energy storage devices based on two- dimensional
nanosheets for smart wearables and textile-electronics. The realization of gesture control through e-textiles requires highly
integrated sensors, which sets higher requirements for the formation of electrode patterns and power supply. In all these
cases, a power supply is needed - which is usually the bottleneck in the development of smart textiles, since common power
supplies are not flexible and often not lightweight, prohibiting their unobtrusive integration in electronic textiles. The
development of such e-textiles is hugely shadowed by its power supply as a traditional battery is a burden for light,
convenient smart-textiles.
We believe that our combination of unique material properties and cost effective, robust and production-scalable process of
ink-jet printing will enable us to compete for significant global market opportunities in the energy-storage space for e-textiles.

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Host institution

THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD, OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN
Net EU contribution
€ 150 000,00
Address
COLLEGE GREEN TRINITY COLLEGE
D02 CX56 Dublin
Ireland

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Region
Ireland Eastern and Midland Dublin
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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