Additive manufacturable polyimide vitrimer sensors for soft structural materials

Balaji Krishna Kumar, Amr Elattar, Abdullah Al Noman, Austin Williams, Adrienn Maria Szucs, Tarik Dickens, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Center for Rare Earths, Critical Minerals, and Industrial Byproducts, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Published online on June 04, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Volume 45, Issue 9-10, Page 2372-2380, May 2026.
This study introduces a novel polyimide vitrimer ink specifically formulated for additive manufacturing on non-planar textile surface (i.e., Kevlar) substrates, aiming to advance the integration of strain sensors in aerospace and defense applications. The ...