Ultrastrong, flame-retardant, intrinsically weldable, and highly conductive metallized Kevlar fabrics

Conductive textiles are promising components for next-generation wearable electronics. However, it is still a challenge for current conductive textiles and wearable electronic devices to survive in harsh environments, such as extreme mechanical damages and low/high-temperature stresses. Herein, we report ultrastrong, flame-retardant, intrinsically weldable, and highly conductive metallized Kevlar fabrics (MKFs) fabricated via polymer-assisted electroless deposition (ELD) and electrodeposition (ED) techniques. The combination of ELD and ED techniques effectively metallizes the Kevlar fabrics, enabling ultrahigh conductivity (sheet resistance