Graphene-Based Flexible and Eco-Friendly Wearable Electronics and Humidity Sensors

A novel, efficient, and cost-effective coating method was developed for fabricating highly conductive cotton yarn loaded with reduced graphene oxide (rGO). This method is straightforward, rapid, scalable, and amenable to solution processing. The key innovation involves pretreating the cotton yarn wi...

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Main Authors: Filipe L. J. Diniz, Thaíses B. S. Lima, Elmo S. Araujo, Patricia L. B. Araujo
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Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol) 2024-03-01
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392024000100225&lng=en&tlng=en
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author Filipe L. J. Diniz
Thaíses B. S. Lima
Elmo S. Araujo
Patricia L. B. Araujo
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description A novel, efficient, and cost-effective coating method was developed for fabricating highly conductive cotton yarn loaded with reduced graphene oxide (rGO). This method is straightforward, rapid, scalable, and amenable to solution processing. The key innovation involves pretreating the cotton yarn with chicken egg albumin (CEA) before applying the rGO coating through a simple dip-and-dry process. This method significantly reduces the electrical resistance of the cotton yarn, achieving an optimal specific resistance of 80 Ω.g/cm2 with just five coating cycles. Additionally, the coated samples exhibit exceptional reliability, enduring 104 bending tests and 5 washing tests without compromising conductivity. Notably, the study reveals consistent proportional variations in response to changes in relative humidity, regardless of the initial reference resistance value or yarn characteristics. These stable and conductive rGO-coated cotton yarns (rGOCY) might be seamlessly integrated into textiles and garments, enabling the development of flexible and wearable electronics, as well as sensors.
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spelling doaj.art-d1fbc3c000d24f5994e58f3a9000844b2024-03-26T07:37:37ZengAssociação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol)Materials Research1516-14392024-03-012710.1590/1980-5373-mr-2023-0480Graphene-Based Flexible and Eco-Friendly Wearable Electronics and Humidity SensorsFilipe L. J. Dinizhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0815-3680Thaíses B. S. Limahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4083-2958Elmo S. Araujohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4990-3935Patricia L. B. Araujohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5625-737XA novel, efficient, and cost-effective coating method was developed for fabricating highly conductive cotton yarn loaded with reduced graphene oxide (rGO). This method is straightforward, rapid, scalable, and amenable to solution processing. The key innovation involves pretreating the cotton yarn with chicken egg albumin (CEA) before applying the rGO coating through a simple dip-and-dry process. This method significantly reduces the electrical resistance of the cotton yarn, achieving an optimal specific resistance of 80 Ω.g/cm2 with just five coating cycles. Additionally, the coated samples exhibit exceptional reliability, enduring 104 bending tests and 5 washing tests without compromising conductivity. Notably, the study reveals consistent proportional variations in response to changes in relative humidity, regardless of the initial reference resistance value or yarn characteristics. These stable and conductive rGO-coated cotton yarns (rGOCY) might be seamlessly integrated into textiles and garments, enabling the development of flexible and wearable electronics, as well as sensors.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392024000100225&lng=en&tlng=enCotton yarn flexible sensorschicken egg albumendip and dry coatingreduced graphene oxidehumidity sensor
spellingShingle Filipe L. J. Diniz
Thaíses B. S. Lima
Elmo S. Araujo
Patricia L. B. Araujo
Graphene-Based Flexible and Eco-Friendly Wearable Electronics and Humidity Sensors
Materials Research
Cotton yarn flexible sensors
chicken egg albumen
dip and dry coating
reduced graphene oxide
humidity sensor
title Graphene-Based Flexible and Eco-Friendly Wearable Electronics and Humidity Sensors
title_full Graphene-Based Flexible and Eco-Friendly Wearable Electronics and Humidity Sensors
title_fullStr Graphene-Based Flexible and Eco-Friendly Wearable Electronics and Humidity Sensors
title_full_unstemmed Graphene-Based Flexible and Eco-Friendly Wearable Electronics and Humidity Sensors
title_short Graphene-Based Flexible and Eco-Friendly Wearable Electronics and Humidity Sensors
title_sort graphene based flexible and eco friendly wearable electronics and humidity sensors
topic Cotton yarn flexible sensors
chicken egg albumen
dip and dry coating
reduced graphene oxide
humidity sensor
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