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ArticlePolymers2020

Inkjet Printing of PEDOT:PSS Based Conductive Patterns for 3D Forming Applications.

Indranil Basak, Gudrun Nowicki, Bart Ruttens, Derese Desta, Jeroen Prooth, Manoj Jose, Steven Nagels, Hans-Gerd Boyen, Jan D'Haen, Mieke Buntinx and 1 more

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Article in Polymers, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Indranil BasakHasselt University, Institute for Materials Research (IMO-IMOMEC), B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-9243-1040
Gudrun NowickiInstitute for Materials Research, Packaging Technology Center, IMO-IMOMEC, Hasselt University, Wetenschapspark 27, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-6408-3114
Bart RuttensHasselt University, Institute for Materials Research (IMO-IMOMEC), B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-9116-6502
Derese DestaHasselt University, Institute for Materials Research (IMO-IMOMEC), B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Jeroen ProothHasselt University, Institute for Materials Research (IMO-IMOMEC), B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-2333-3305
Manoj JoseHasselt University, Institute for Materials Research (IMO-IMOMEC), B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-1635-1131
Steven NagelsHasselt University, Institute for Materials Research (IMO-IMOMEC), B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Hans-Gerd BoyenHasselt University, Institute for Materials Research (IMO-IMOMEC), B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Jan D'HaenHasselt University, Institute for Materials Research (IMO-IMOMEC), B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-4487-3885
Mieke BuntinxInstitute for Materials Research, Packaging Technology Center, IMO-IMOMEC, Hasselt University, Wetenschapspark 27, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-4249-0779
Wim DefermeHasselt University, Institute for Materials Research (IMO-IMOMEC), B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-8982-959X
IMEC · BEHasselt University · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper presents the formulation, inkjet printing, and vacuum forming of a conductive and stretchable polymer, poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS), ink on a stretchable and transparent thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) substrate. The formulation of the conductive and stretchable ink is achieved by combining PEDOT:PSS with additional solvents, to achieve the right inkjet properties for drop-on-demand (DoD) inkjet printing. A conductive pattern can be printed from the 21 µm orifice on a flexible and stretchable TPU substrate, with a linewidth down to 44 µm. The properties of the printed pattern, in terms of sheet resistance, morphology, transparency, impact of weather conditions, and stretching are investigated and show sheet resistances up to 45 Ohm/sq and transparencies as high as 95%, which is comparable to indium tin oxide (ITO). Moreover, in contrast to ITO, one-time stretching up to 40% can be achieved, increasing the sheet resistance up to 214 Ohm/sq only, showing the great potential of this ink for one-time stretching. Finally, as a proof of this one-time stretching, the printed samples are vacuum formed around a 3D object, still showing sufficient conductivity to be applied as a capacitive touch sensor.

Indexed as

3D forming of touch sensorinkjet printingstretchable electronics

Identifiers

PMID33291806
PMCPMC7762030
OpenAlexW3110441439

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