Professor Trisha Andrew

Professor Trisha Andrew
Department of Chemistry
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Chemical Vapor Deposition of Polymers for Functional Textiles

Chemical vapor deposition is a solvent-free synthesis and processing method for forming polymer films on unconventional substrates and is increasingly important for creating flexible, wearable and/or plant-based electronics using sustainable practices. I will detail the materials science and engineering advances made by my team while creating various electronic garments and functional/technical textiles, and introduce recent efforts in creating textile coatings for energy harvesting, carbon capture and temperature management.

Trisha Andrew

Professor Trisha L. Andrew (she/her/hers) is a Professor of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She directs the Wearable Electronics Lab, a multi-disciplinary research team that uses chemical vapor deposition to create a variety of functional coatings on unconventional substrates, such as textiles, yarns and plants, and demonstrates the uses of these coated samples in energy harvesting/storage and integrated sensing systems.

This workshop was funded by generous support from PPG.