Large-area display textiles integrated with functional systems

Shi, X; Zuo, Y; Zhai, P; Shen, J; Yang, Y; Gao, Z; Liao, M; Wu, J; Wang, J; Xu, X; Tong, Q; Zhang, B; Wang, B; Sun, X; Zhang, L; Pei, Q; Jin, D; Chen, P; Peng, H

Large-area display textiles integrated with functional systems

Shi, X Zuo, Y Zhai, P Shen, J Yang, Y Gao, Z Liao, M Wu, J Wang, J Xu, X Tong, Q Zhang, B Wang, B Sun, X Zhang, L Pei, Q Jin, D

Chen, P Peng, H

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Citation:: Nature, 2021, 591, (7849), pp. 240-245
Issue Date:: 2021-03-10

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dc.contributor.author	Shi, X
dc.contributor.author	Zuo, Y
dc.contributor.author	Zhai, P
dc.contributor.author	Shen, J
dc.contributor.author	Yang, Y
dc.contributor.author	Gao, Z
dc.contributor.author	Liao, M
dc.contributor.author	Wu, J
dc.contributor.author	Wang, J
dc.contributor.author	Xu, X
dc.contributor.author	Tong, Q
dc.contributor.author	Zhang, B
dc.contributor.author	Wang, B
dc.contributor.author	Sun, X
dc.contributor.author	Zhang, L
dc.contributor.author	Pei, Q
dc.contributor.author	Jin, D https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1046-2666
dc.contributor.author	Chen, P
dc.contributor.author	Peng, H
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dc.date.issued	2021-03-10
dc.identifier.citation	Nature, 2021, 591, (7849), pp. 240-245
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dc.description.abstract	Displays are basic building blocks of modern electronics1,2. Integrating displays into textiles offers exciting opportunities for smart electronic textiles—the ultimate goal of wearable technology, poised to change the way in which we interact with electronic devices3,4,5,6. Display textiles serve to bridge human–machine interactions7,8,9, offering, for instance, a real-time communication tool for individuals with voice or speech difficulties. Electronic textiles capable of communicating10, sensing11,12 and supplying electricity13,14 have been reported previously. However, textiles with functional, large-area displays have not yet been achieved, because it is challenging to obtain small illuminating units that are both durable and easy to assemble over a wide area. Here we report a 6-metre-long, 25-centimetre-wide display textile containing 5 × 105 electroluminescent units spaced approximately 800 micrometres apart. Weaving conductive weft and luminescent warp fibres forms micrometre-scale electroluminescent units at the weft–warp contact points. The brightness between electroluminescent units deviates by less than 8 per cent and remains stable even when the textile is bent, stretched or pressed. Our display textile is flexible and breathable and withstands repeated machine-washing, making it suitable for practical applications. We show that an integrated textile system consisting of display, keyboard and power supply can serve as a communication tool, demonstrating the system’s potential within the ‘internet of things’ in various areas, including healthcare. Our approach unifies the fabrication and function of electronic devices with textiles, and we expect that woven-fibre materials will shape the next generation of electronics.
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dc.subject.classification	General Science & Technology
dc.subject.mesh	Computer Terminals
dc.subject.mesh	Electronics
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Pliability
dc.subject.mesh	Textiles
dc.subject.mesh	Wearable Electronic Devices
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Electronics
dc.subject.mesh	Pliability
dc.subject.mesh	Textiles
dc.subject.mesh	Computer Terminals
dc.subject.mesh	Wearable Electronic Devices
dc.title	Large-area display textiles integrated with functional systems
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Displays are basic building blocks of modern electronics1,2. Integrating displays into textiles offers exciting opportunities for smart electronic textiles—the ultimate goal of wearable technology, poised to change the way in which we interact with electronic devices3,4,5,6. Display textiles serve to bridge human–machine interactions7,8,9, offering, for instance, a real-time communication tool for individuals with voice or speech difficulties. Electronic textiles capable of communicating10, sensing11,12 and supplying electricity13,14 have been reported previously. However, textiles with functional, large-area displays have not yet been achieved, because it is challenging to obtain small illuminating units that are both durable and easy to assemble over a wide area. Here we report a 6-metre-long, 25-centimetre-wide display textile containing 5 × 105 electroluminescent units spaced approximately 800 micrometres apart. Weaving conductive weft and luminescent warp fibres forms micrometre-scale electroluminescent units at the weft–warp contact points. The brightness between electroluminescent units deviates by less than 8 per cent and remains stable even when the textile is bent, stretched or pressed. Our display textile is flexible and breathable and withstands repeated machine-washing, making it suitable for practical applications. We show that an integrated textile system consisting of display, keyboard and power supply can serve as a communication tool, demonstrating the system’s potential within the ‘internet of things’ in various areas, including healthcare. Our approach unifies the fabrication and function of electronic devices with textiles, and we expect that woven-fibre materials will shape the next generation of electronics.

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