JOURNAL ARTICLE

A flexible and highly sensitive capacitive pressure sensor based on conductive fibers with a microporous dielectric for wearable electronics

Ashok ChhetryHyosang YoonJae Yeong Park

Year: 2017 Journal:   Journal of Materials Chemistry C Vol: 5 (38)Pages: 10068-10076   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

In this study, a flexible and highly sensitive capacitive pressure sensor has been fabricated by coating a microporous polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) elastomeric dielectric onto conductive fibers.

Keywords:
Materials science Capacitive sensing Microporous material Electrical conductor Dielectric Electronics Wearable computer Pressure sensor Wearable technology Optoelectronics Capacitance Nanotechnology Electrically conductive Electrical engineering Composite material Electrode Mechanical engineering Computer science Embedded system Engineering

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Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Biomedical Engineering
Conducting polymers and applications
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Polymers and Plastics
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