About Electrically Conductive Fiber

2016/09/23

With DENATRON TX401, electrically conductive fiber can be made easily by simply dipping fiber into the TX401 and allowing it to dry.

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Features of TX401

TX401 can be used not just for gloves, but for all fiber that comes in direct skin contact. It offers the following features.

Easy to work with, regardless of the material

Fibers can be made electrically conductive simply by dipping them in TX401 and drying them. This can be performed before or after sewing.

TX401 can be used with typical water-absorbent fibers such as cotton and polyester, so it offers a high degree of freedom when selecting materials.

Dipping can be performed multiple times, and the resulting fiber has a surface resistivity of roughly 10 ohm/sq., so it can be used in fiber electrodes.

Material that is gentle on the skin, with no need to worry about metal allergies

Many electrically conductive fibers and threads use metal for electrical conductivity. This creates the danger that people with metal allergies who are not aware that the materials contain metal could use them and have allergic reactions.

TX401 is based on electrically conductive polymers, so it can be used without worrying about metal allergies.
PEDOT:PSS, the electrically conductive polymer used in TX401, is gentle on the body.* It does not exhibit cytotoxicity, and there are hopes for its use in medical applications such as artificial muscles and artificial retinas.

The dispersion of PEDOT:PSS is normally acidic, but TX401’s pH balance is adjusted to be neutral.

*References：M Asplund et al 2009 Biomed. Mater. 4

In recent years, there have been great advances in the Internet of Things (so call IoT), and wearable devices are growing more diverse.
DENATRON TX401, which can be used to easily make fiber electrode, is a groundbreaking coating that can be used to create electrodes for wearable devices.
We provide TX401 products suitable for customer manufacturing processes and uses, enabling, such as compositions that are optimized for the fibers they will be used in and which offer the same performance even if subjected to repeated washing.