Wearable Batteries with Hydrogel Electrolytes Using Additive Manufacturing

The Shah Tissue Engineering and Additive Manufacturing Laboratory (TEAM Lab), under the guidance of Prof. Ramille N. Shah, has substantial expertise in new 3D-ink design (particle-laden inks and hydrogel inks), development, synthesis, and characterization as well as 3D-painting, the new additive manufacturing technology invented by and developed within the Shah TEAM laboratory. The Shah TEAM Lab will be responsible for particle laden 3D-ink design, development, characterization, and optimization. 3D-Inks that will be designed, developed, produced, and characterized include Zn, MnO2, LiMnO4, Ag, and Pt as well as graphene and graphene enhanced PEDOT:PSS. These inks will be utilized for coating flexible fibers (textiles) as well as direct 3D-printing into flexible battery structures.