Method to genberate an ultra-stretchable electrical and heat conductive arrangement
A wearable accessory capable of communicating data to actuators or from sensors is disclosed. The wearable accessory includes a conductor wire disposed in a moldable medium according to a predetermined pattern, the moldable medium being an electrically insulating material, the conductor wire terminating at an input and an output.
1. A method to generate a stretchable conductor, comprising:
placing a conductor wire on one side of a substrate according to a predetermined pattern by securing a dissolvable filament for temporary maintenance of placement of the conductor wire on the substrate;
placing the filament-secured substrate in a mold;
pouring a moldable medium on to the mold on top of the filament-secured substrate;
crosslinking the moldable medium thereby allowing the conductor wire to adhere to the moldable medium;
dissolving the dissolvable filament; and
removing the substrate from the moldable medium.
2. The method of claim 1 , the predetermined pattern is a zigzag pattern.
3. The method of claim 1 , the dissolvable filament pierces through the substrate.
4. The method of claim 1 , the substrate is poly (ethylene terephthalate).
5. The method of claim 1 , the dissolvable filament is polyvinyl alcohol.
6. The method of claim 1 , the moldable medium is an elastomer.
7. The method of claim 1 , the moldable medium is rubber.