Sensors: Stretchable Self‐Powered Fiber‐Based Strain Sensor (Adv. Funct. Mater. 12/2015)

Abstract

On page 1798, J. Zhou and colleagues present two kinds of pretreated cotton threads that are entangled to form an double helixes-structure generator. The generator is then coiled around a silicone fiber to form an active fiber-based strain sensor which shows sensitive and stable performance and has the ability to detect human body motions. This indicates potential applications in future self-powered healthy monitor systems by detecting the mechanical deformation of the human body and surrounding environment.