A flexible textile wristwatch using Transfer Printed Textile Circuit technique

In this paper, we propose a process on forming durable and flexible circuits directly on textile using transfer printing technology. This process allows electronic textiles to demonstrate stable performance in the presence of physical stress, and allows us to implement high resolution textile circuits, compatible with variety of commercially-off-the-shelf chips. Using our technology, a flexible, wearable, and durable textile wristwatch is developed.

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