@article{yokus_foote_jur_2016, title={Printed Stretchable Interconnects for Smart Garments: Design, Fabrication, and Characterization}, volume={16}, ISSN={["1558-1748"]}, DOI={10.1109/jsen.2016.2605071}, abstractNote={This paper explores stretchability and fatigue life of inexpensive printed stretchable interconnects for smart garments. Multilayer stretchable interconnects are created on a knit fabric by screen printing of Ag/AgCl conductive inks on thermoplastic polyurethane film (TPU). Heat lamination of this layer onto a knit fabric and its protective encapsulation with a second TPU layer yields a multilayer stretchable interconnect structure. Design and optimization of the printed meandering interconnects are performed experimentally. The effect of processing steps, area of substrate, and encapsulation layers on the electro-mechanical properties of the stretchable interconnects are investigated. Washing endurance of the printed lines is also explored. The meandering stretchable printed line demonstrates stretchability of over 100% strain and fatigue life of 1000 cycles at 20% strain. Washing endurance of 100 cycles is reported. This paper presents an inexpensive method of realization of electronics integration on textiles by maintaining textile comfort and wearability.}, number={22}, journal={IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL}, author={Yokus, Murat A. and Foote, Rachel and Jur, Jesse S.}, year={2016}, month={Nov}, pages={7967–7976} }