Stretchable electronics have attracted surging attention
for next-generation
smart wearables, yet traditional flexible devices fabricated on hermetical
elastic substrates cannot satisfy lengthy wearing comfort and signal
stability due to their poor moisture and air permeability. Herein,
perspiration-wicking and luminescent on-skin electrodes are fabricated
on superelastic nonwoven textiles with a Janus configuration. Through
the electrospin-assisted face-to-face assembly of all-SEBS microfibers
with differentiated diameters and composition, porosity and wettability
asymmetry are constructed across the textile, endowing it with antigravity
water transport capability for continuous sweat release. Also, the
phosphor particles evenly encapsulated in the elastic fibers empower
the Janus textile with stable light-emitting capability under extreme
stretching in a dark environment. Additionally, the precise printing
of highly conductive liquid metal (LM) circuits onto the matrix not
only equips the electronic textile with broad detectability for various
biophysical and electrophysiological signals but also enables successful
implementation of human–machine interface (HMIs) to control
a mechanical claw.
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