Flexible Battery

Flexible power sources for sensing applications on-body

ELEVATING TEXTILE INTERACTIONS

Tactile Sensations

Adaptable battery for a multitude of wearable uses. Flexible, washable, semi-solid electrolyte construction that serves as the industry’s solution to the growing design needs. Greater freedom for designers results in better products for users, and for customization.

Platform Features

Flexible

Provides Bendability and Fit

Design

Design Freedom without sacrificing performance.

Safe

Ensures safety for all applications.

Washable

Up to 50 wash cycles with integration.

Specifications

A great fit for powering applications where textile drapability character is required.

Composition

Lithium Cobalt Oxide chemistry ( PFAS Free).
Nominal Capacity: 10mAh – 600mAh. Weight: 7.92g

Power

Charging Time: 1 Hour (for 280mAh). Operates safely
at -20°C to 60°C. 600 charge/discharge cycles

Durability

10,000 bend cycles with little voltage
variability, Non-flammable, Up

Powering applications

Wearables can now be made lighter and softer to the touch – by replacing rigid and heavy traditional power sources with our technology. Greater freedom for designers results in better products for users, and for customization.

OUR FLEXIBLE BATTERY

Applications

Supports a range of industries that are utilizing advanced technologies to add new design, comfort, and efficiency to devices.

Connected Clothing

This battery provides a key breakthrough in applications where drapability is of utmost importance. Powering wearables with our compromising textile fit

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Healthcare

In an industry where patient comfort is key, the flexible battery opens the door to the next generation of remote monitoring wearables

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Platform Capabilities

The flexible battery can replace any traditional battery of similar capacity,
with the added advantage of a truly flexible form factor.

Flexible Power Source

TECHNOLOGY WOVEN IN

Explore All Platforms

Engineered Knit

Leveraging Flat, Circular, and Warp knitting techniques to create complex structures, designs, and modulus.

Narrow Width Fabrics

Elasticated fabrics and elastomeric yarns engineered to achieve stretch and durability, as well as support complex design and construction.

Injection Molding

A revolutionary form and padding technology for impact protection and the encasing of electronics.

Visibility

Next-to-skin LED-based lighting that provides on-demand illumination ensuring visibility and safety, now with RGB capabilities.

Thermal Regulation

Intelligent fabric-based thermal regulation, that can support a variety of functions ranging from microclimate regulation to pain management.

Sensing

Seamlessly integrated biopotential and biomechanical sensors that allow for the collection of metrics ranging from heart rate to motion.

Feedback

Haptics, TENS, and EMS integrated into soft goods for tactile feedback, notification, and chronic pain management.

Touch Textiles

Pressure-sensitive textile constructions used to create interactive interfaces, replacing the need for traditional plastic components.

Data Transfer

Transfer of data and power across fabric substrates with limited flow and interference and low resistance, supporting over 4gbps and 40V at 5A.

Flexible Battery

Adaptable battery for a multitude of wearable uses. Flexible, washable, semi-solid electrolyte construction that serves as the industry’s solution to the growing design needs.

Textile Circuitry

A collection of conductive pathways and inlays, interconnects and encapsulation to present technology in a seamless and invisible manner

Bio-mimicking material

Thermo-responsive polymers and yarns, pine-cone biomimetic yarn for moisture management for improved comfort over extended wear times.

PU foam-based Injection Molding

Replacing hard plastic components for flexibility, durability, and seamless integration of sensors

Acoustic dampening fabrics

Certified Acoustic fabrics specifically designed for uninterrupted sound passthrough from materials to product.

Memory Foam with PU Leather

Internal and external fabric/leather lamination on foam provides superior comfort and flexibility. Memory foam built for high impact/low frequency.

Silicone Printing and Embellishments

Patented Silicone Application Technology to enable targeted modification of fabric modulus using engineered functional prints for grip and comfort

How to Engage

At Softmatter, our dynamic team has industry-leading expertise in smart textiles, from design to manufacture. We help you strategically enhance your offering so that it has a profound, global impact.

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