Title:
Improving Stretchable Electronics through in situ Photo polymerization of Elastomers
Agreement Value:
$25,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 20, 2020 - Mar 31, 2021
Description:
Research on flexible and stretchable electronics can bring about new materials with light weight, mechanical flexibility and durability, allowing simple device integration, along with low-cost and processability. They can be used in a wide range of applications such as flexible displays, energy generation and storage, E-textiles , sensors, especially in the field of sensors, health care and smart human-machine interface. Innovation of material design, synthesis, and fabrication holds the key to the development in this area and the biggest challenge is to allow the entire electronic system to be bent and stretched. Printed electronics is an emerging technology that enables printing of processable materials (organic, inorganic and hybrid) and electronic devices. The project proposes a new strategy to design and test new molecular ink formulation to achieve elastomer enhancement of such materials and devices. The new printable molecular ink will incorporate monomers and photo-initiators. UV irradiation will allow a photopolymerization process to produce elastomers incorporating conductive traces with enhanced stretchability. This process will enable the incorporation of a selection of desirable amount of elastomer monomers into inks that were previously unattainable because it is only limited by the solubility of elastomer polymers in the ink carrier solutions. The new materials are expected to improve the general performance of wearable electronic devices so that sport garments and personal healthcare devices can remain functional following repeated stretching cycles. The development of the molecular ink will differentiate the new technology from competitors and lead to future commercialization of the products. Young researchers will be trained for the research and development of new materials and new technology in the project.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators.
Location:
Montréal, Quebec, CA H3N 1X7
Reference Number:
172-2019-2020-Q4-945636
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
108160995
Additional Information:
This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The end date of this agreements has been modified by 107 days. The total amended value is 100,000 dollars.
Recipient's Operating Name:
Université de Montréal
Recipient's Legal Name:
Université de Montréal
Federal Riding Name:
Papineau
Federal Riding Number:
24055
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund
Program Purpose:
The Ideation Fund is intended to encourage, test and validate transformative research ideas generated by teams of NRC scientific personnel and external collaborators with complementary capabilities, acting as a demonstration phase for a continually-evolving suite of research and development (R&D) deliverables at the NRC. The fund supports exploratory research through two mechanisms: the New Beginnings Initiative and the Small Teams Initiative.