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Paper-Based, Hand-Painted Strain Sensor Based on ITO Nanoparticle Channels for Human Motion Monitoring

Authors :
Dae Yu Kim
Dong-Jin Lee
Source :
IEEE Access, Vol 7, Pp 77200-77207 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
IEEE, 2019.

Abstract

Paper-based strain sensors have attracted attention as a cost-effective and environmentally friendly approach to wearable electronic devices. This paper proposes a paper-based strain sensor created solely using hand-painting, which is a simple, equipment-free process utilized in green electronics. Commercial printing paper is coated with polydimethylsiloxane diluted with heptane, which provides moisture resistance and mechanical robustness while increasing the hydrophobicity of the surface. The electrodes and conduction channels are fabricated using a pencil for graphite deposition and a brush for the deposition of tin-doped indium oxide nanoparticles, respectively. With a gauge factor of 41.98 in tensile strain tests and 21.36 in compressive strain tests, our strain sensor exhibits a good sensitivity that is similar to that of previously reported paper-based sensors. We also demonstrate that our proposed strain sensor can be used as a weak motion detection device for humans and robots.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
21693536
Volume :
7
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
IEEE Access
Accession number :
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