It is usually necessary for a pressure sensor to possess both of low detection limit and wide measuring range, covering a broad pressure range from Pa to hundred kPa, so as to meet diverse demands in different applications. This paper reports a novel flexible pressure sensor based on piezo-thermic transduction, using a porous Ag/PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane) sponge with a graded porosity. The sensor exhibits a high sensitivity, a low detection limit, and a wide measuring range, which allows monitoring different human signals from subtle wrist pulse to foot tapping pressure by a single device.
Meng WangHao ZhangHan WuSuqian MaLei RenYunhong LiangChunbao LiuZhiwu Han
Chunyu LvSiyi WeiYe LiTao LvQi LiYang LiuMengying Xie
Dandan HuiYichuan WuXin LiYuxiang XiaoMin Zhang
Dandan XuNingning BaiWeidong WangXinyang WuKe LiuMin LiuMingda PingLinxuan ZhouPing JiangYunlong ZhaoYang LüLibo Gao