1. Wearable, self-cleaning, wireless integrated tactile sensory system with superior sensitivity.
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Li, Xuan, Wang, Weidong, Wu, Lingjun, Zhao, Haitao, Wang, Meng, Wang, Yuejiao, Xu, Hongcheng, Liu, Min, and Gao, Libo
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TACTILE sensors , *FLEXIBLE printed circuits , *FLEXIBLE electronics , *PRESSURE sensors , *SENSE organs , *WEARABLE technology - Abstract
• The sensor achieves favorable trade-off between sensitivity (S max > 450 kPa−1) and sensing range (250 kPa). • The sensor shows an excellent self-cleaning attribute. • Flexible circuit board was successfully integrated with the sensor to transmit the force signal. A wearable integrated tactile sensory system consisting of self-cleaning flexible pressure sensors with ultrahigh sensitivity (S max > 450 kPa−1) and flexible circuit board can wirelessly transmit the force signals. [Display omitted] Flexible tactile sensors (FTS), which have been extensively used in force sensing devices, are gaining tremendous attentions in various application fields, such as robots, electronic skin (E-Skin), human-machine interaction (HMI), and many other rapidly developing frontier technologies. However, fabricating FTS achieving both high sensitivity and broad sensing range remains a great challenge. Moreover, the integration of FTS with flexible circuit boards has long been a hot topic due to its potential applications in flexible hybrid electronics (FHEs). Here, we report a novel flexible tactile sensor with ultrahigh sensitivity and wide sensing range and its application in a self-cleaning and fully integrated wearable tactile sensing system for real-time analysis. Benefiting from the conductive sensing materials composed of fine inverted pyramid arrays and double-covered sensing layers, the sensor exhibits a superior sensitivity of 451.292 kPa−1, a wide working range up to 250 kPa, and a fast response time of 31 ms, as well as long-term durability. Furthermore, the sensor system can accurately monitor the grasped force in real-time and easily be fixed on a flexible clamping jaw or human hands. Our design concept and experimental approach, either for the flexible sensor or the whole system, potentially push further the wearable electronics toward practical applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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