Advancing wearable technology: Digital inkjet-printed flexible strain sensors on textiles

Advances in digital inkjet printing demonstrate the possibility of functionalising textiles in an unprecedented way. A new solution, developed by Profactor, Steyr, Austria, in cooperation with ITP, Weimar, Germany, for seamlessly integrating a strain-sensing sensor onto a textile-based tape shows versatility across multiple industries and has the potential to revolutionise certain sectors.