Dispenser printed electroluminescent lamps on textiles for smart fabric applications
Dispenser printed electroluminescent lamps on textiles for smart fabric applications
Flexible electroluminescent (EL) lamps are fabricated onto woven textiles using a novel dispenser printing process. Dispenser printing utilizes pressurized air to deposit ink onto a substrate through a syringe and nozzle. This work demonstrates the first use of this technology to fabricate EL lamps. The luminance of the dispenser printed EL lamps is compared to screen-printed EL lamps, both printed on textile, and also commercial EL lamps on polyurethane film. The dispenser printed lamps are shown to have a 1.5 times higher luminance than the best performing commercially available lamp, and have a comparable performance to the screen-printed lamps.
De Vos, Marc
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Torah, Russel
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Tudor, John
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14 March 2016
De Vos, Marc
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Torah, Russel
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Tudor, John
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De Vos, Marc, Torah, Russel and Tudor, John
(2016)
Dispenser printed electroluminescent lamps on textiles for smart fabric applications.
Smart Materials and Structures, 25 (4), [045016].
(doi:10.1088/0964-1726/25/4/045016).
Abstract
Flexible electroluminescent (EL) lamps are fabricated onto woven textiles using a novel dispenser printing process. Dispenser printing utilizes pressurized air to deposit ink onto a substrate through a syringe and nozzle. This work demonstrates the first use of this technology to fabricate EL lamps. The luminance of the dispenser printed EL lamps is compared to screen-printed EL lamps, both printed on textile, and also commercial EL lamps on polyurethane film. The dispenser printed lamps are shown to have a 1.5 times higher luminance than the best performing commercially available lamp, and have a comparable performance to the screen-printed lamps.
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Accepted/In Press date: 9 November 2015
e-pub ahead of print date: 14 March 2016
Published date: 14 March 2016
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