Abstract:
A stretchable circuit board has stretchability as well as flexibility of the flexible substrate and retains mechanical and electrical properties even under larger deformation such as bending, twisting, etc. The liquid metal pattern can exhibit stretchability almost to same to that of the polymer substrate due to that the liquid metal is fully wetted on the substrate with metal patterns based on the wetting behavior of the liquid metal. Therefore, the stretchable circuit board can achieve both mechanical and electrical properties even under physical deformation such as bending, stretching and twisting. It is demonstrated that the stretchable circuit board can be effectively applied to wearable tactile interfaces, stretchable solar cell arrays, stretchable displays, and wearable electronic devices.