Journal
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 221, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2022.109355
Keywords
Flexible composites; Nano composites; Sensing; Crack
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Funding
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [JZ2020HGTB0027, 2022C03052]
- Key Research and Development Project of Zhejiang Province [2018C01041]
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In this study, flexible resistive sensors with high stretchability and high sensitivity were achieved by filling modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes into waterborne polyurethane. The sensors showed high gauge factor, short response time, and good stability, making them suitable for applications in medical health and human-computer interaction.
In recent years, flexible resistive sensors have attracted wide attention as one of the important components wearable devices. However, it is difficult for most flexible sensors to have high stretchability and high sensitivity at the same time. In this study, the modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes as conductive fillers were filled into waterborne polyurethane to form conductive composites, leading to high stretchability of the sensor (120%). The regular crack structure was designed into the sensor to achieve a high gauge factor (~2000), and the consistency of the sensor was realized by combining the screen-printing process. In addition, the flexible sensor has a short response time (90 ms), good long-term stability (>1000 cycles), and hysteresis characteristics. Furthermore, the excellent characteristics of the flexible sensor enabled it to have a wide working range for human motion and physiological detection, and the sensor was also successfully applied to Morse Code communication and human motion posture recognition for elder fall alarm. This provides a solution for applications in the field of medical health and human-computer interaction.
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