Hybrid 3D-Printing of Wearable Electronics

Oct-24-17 A new Hybrid 3D-printing technique offers an easier and more affordable way to create wearable electronics.

The Hybrid technique uses a 3D printer to lay a flexible, silver-based ink onto a thermoplastic substrate in a single process, with the microcontroller chips and LEDs added later. In tests, the hybrid-electronic devices were able to stretch up to 30 percent of their original size without damage.

According to Dr. Dan Berrigan of ARFL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, “This has a lot of potential for Air Force applications, particularly in the areas of rapid prototyping, wearable electronics, sensors and human performance monitoring.”

Hybrid 3D Printing of Soft Electronics from Wyss Institute on Vimeo.

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