Stretchable electrical interconnect and method of making same
AssigneeThe Hong Kong Research Intitute of Textiles and Apparel Limited
InventorsXiaoming Tao, Qiao Li, Bo Zhu
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Abstract
An electrical interconnect including at least one electrically-conductive fiber configured to form a stretchable interlaced configuration.
Claims7
An electrical interconnect including at least one electrically-conductive fibre and at least one non-electrically conductive fibre knitted into a stretchable interlaced knitted configuration, the at least one electrically-conductive fibre forming interlaced loops which slide and change geometries within the interlaced configuration when stretched, such that an electrical resistance of the electrical interconnect is substantially unchanged when the electrical interconnect is repeatedly flexed or stretched about at least one three-dimensional surface.
A method of forming an electrical interconnect including knitting at least one electrically-conductive fibre and at least one non-electrically conductive fibre into a stretchable interlaced knitted configuration, the at least one electrically-conductive fibre forming interlaced loops which slide and change geometries within the interlaced configuration when stretched, wherein the interlaced configuration is configured such that an electrical resistance of the electrical interconnect is substantially unchanged when the electrical interconnect is repeatedly flexed or stretched about at least one three-dimensional surface.
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