Demonstration of durable electronic textiles via mechanically assisted highly adhesive printing of carbon nanotube-polymer composites on commercial fabrics

•The carbon nanotube (CNT)-polymer composite (CPC) having optimal conductivity and printability is developed for electronic textile fabrication.•The mechanically assisted printing (MAP) enables highly adhesive CPC printing on general fabrics.•Durable operation of the MAP-ed CPC against the free deformation of fabrics is demonstrated.•Functional CPC patterns can be engineered by utilizing various practical patterning methods, toward specifically designed textile devices.