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Phoenix666 [soylentnews.org] writes:

Panasonic Corporation announced today [phys.org] that the company has developed a soft, flexible, and stretchable polymer resin film using its proprietary stretchable resin technology. The Company will also provide a transparent electrode material and conductive paste along with this insulating film.

This newly developed material is an insulating film material that stretches and returns to its original shape, a feature that is hard to find in conventional flexible materials. It adapts to desired manners of folding and to varying free-form surfaces, substantially reducing existing design constraints. For example, it enables the construction of soft and stretchable electronic devices that are adaptable to a variety of forms, such as of clothing and the body. The newly developed material is deployable in a broad range of applications, from wearable devices to sensors, displays, and robots.

The stretchable resin film offers the following features developed on the basis of the Company's proprietary stretchable resin technology.

1. Soft and stretchable insulating film material that comes with excellent elasticity

        Tensile elongation: x 2.5 or more

2. Insulating film material capable of relaxing internal stresses arising from stretch, returning to its original shape, and withstanding repeated use

        Percentage of stress relaxation: 60%
        Recovery rate: 98% or more

The circuits are a conductive paste containing silver.

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