Recent Progress in Ti3C2Tx MXene-Based Flexible Pressure Sensors

ACS Nano ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhengguo Wu ◽  
Lansheng Wei ◽  
Shuwei Tang ◽  
Yutong Xiong ◽  
Xiaoqian Qin ◽  
...  
Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 1968 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvie Bilent ◽  
Thi Hong Nhung Dinh ◽  
Emile Martincic ◽  
Pierre-Yves Joubert

This paper reports on the study of microporous polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) foams as a highly deformable dielectric material used in the composition of flexible capacitive pressure sensors dedicated to wearable use. A fabrication process allowing the porosity of the foams to be adjusted was proposed and the fabricated foams were characterized. Then, elementary capacitive pressure sensors (15 × 15 mm2 square shaped electrodes) were elaborated with fabricated foams (5 mm or 10 mm thick) and were electromechanically characterized. Since the sensor responses under load are strongly non-linear, a behavioral non-linear model (first order exponential) was proposed, adjusted to the experimental data, and used to objectively estimate the sensor performances in terms of sensitivity and measurement range. The main conclusions of this study are that the porosity of the PDMS foams can be adjusted through the sugar:PDMS volume ratio and the size of sugar crystals used to fabricate the foams. Additionally, the porosity of the foams significantly modified the sensor performances. Indeed, compared to bulk PDMS sensors of the same size, the sensitivity of porous PDMS sensors could be multiplied by a factor up to 100 (the sensitivity is 0.14 %.kPa−1 for a bulk PDMS sensor and up to 13.7 %.kPa−1 for a porous PDMS sensor of the same dimensions), while the measurement range was reduced from a factor of 2 to 3 (from 594 kPa for a bulk PDMS sensor down to between 255 and 177 kPa for a PDMS foam sensor of the same dimensions, according to the porosity). This study opens the way to the design and fabrication of wearable flexible pressure sensors with adjustable performances through the control of the porosity of the fabricated PDMS foams.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (52) ◽  
pp. 58403-58411
Author(s):  
Young-Ryul Kim ◽  
Minsoo P. Kim ◽  
Jonghwa Park ◽  
Youngoh Lee ◽  
Sujoy Kumar Ghosh ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (27) ◽  
pp. 5436-5441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan-Long Tai ◽  
Zhen-Guo Yang

Flexible pressure sensors are essential components of an electronic skin for future attractive applications ranging from human healthcare monitoring to biomedical diagnostics to robotic skins to prosthetic limbs.


Author(s):  
Qiong Tian ◽  
Wenrong Yan ◽  
Tianding CHEN ◽  
Derek Ho

Pressure sensing electronics have gained great attention in human-machine interface, soft robotics, and wearable biomedical applications. However, existing sensor architectures are inadequate in overcoming the classic tradeoff between sensing range,...


Author(s):  
Xiyao Fu ◽  
Depeng Wang ◽  
Lili Wang ◽  
Hao Xu ◽  
Valerii Shulga ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 699 ◽  
pp. 824-831 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Quan ◽  
Xiongbang Wei ◽  
Lun Xiao ◽  
Tao Wu ◽  
Hanying Pang ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danning Fu ◽  
Ruibin Wang ◽  
Rendang Yang

Abstract Cellulose-based composites with superior mechanical and electrical properties are highly desirable for a sustainable and multifunctional substrate of flexible electronics. However, their practical application is hindered by the lack of superflexible cellulose-based composites to fabricate ingenious flexible electronics with considerable robustness. Here, cellulose derived from underutilized biomass (Edgewo-rthia chrysantha Lindi, ERCL) was composited with highly-conductive silver nanowires (AgNWs) through a general papermaking process. Benefiting from the interactions between cellulose and AgNWs including hydrogen bonding and van der Waals force, the composite presented superb electrical conductivity (> 27000 S/m) and flexibility (folding times ≥1110). By employing it as the substrate of flexible pressure sensors (FPSs) through layer-by-layer assembly, improved sensitivity (Gauge Factor=846.4), rapid response (0.44 s), and excellent stability (≥2000 folding cycles) were demonstrated. Impressively, the novel FPS could monitor human motions, including finger bending, elbow flexion, speaking, and pulse, suggesting its great potentials in emerging flexible electronics.


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