DURATRANS addresses the pressing need for durable and stretchable transparent conductive surfaces in the realm of flexible electronics.
Current materials like ITO and conducting polymers face sustainability and conductivity challenges, while nanowires, though promising, often have limited lifespans and reduced transparency-to-conductivity ratio in films. This project aims to create highly durable, stretchable and transparent conducting surfaces using sustainable polymers, nanowires and bioinspired assembly principles. The proposed transparent conducting surfaces are expected to be groundbreaking in the field of Optogenetics, wearable healthcare devices and next generation flexible electronic devices.
Funding source
Research Council of Finland under the framework of M-ERA.Net (2024-2027)
Partners
DURATRANS is coordinated by University of Turku and has partners from University of Zagreb (Croatia), Diginnocent S.R.O. (Czech Republic) and Tampere University.
Contact persons
Gaurav Mohanty
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Behaviour of Engineering Materials
Gaurav Mohanty