title: Ultra-stretchable and skin-mountable strain sensors using carbon nanotubes-Ecoflex nanocomposites.
abstract: Super-stretchable, skin-mountable, and ultra-soft strain sensors are presented by using carbon nanotube percolation network-silicone rubber nanocomposite thin films. The applicability of the strain sensors as epidermal electronic systems, in which mechanical compliance like human skin and high stretchability (ϵ > 100%) are required, has been explored. The sensitivity of the strain sensors can be tuned by the number density of the carbon nanotube percolation network. The strain sensors show excellent hysteresis performance at different strain levels and rates with high linearity and small drift. We found that the carbon nanotube-silicone rubber based strain sensors possess super-stretchability and high reliability for strains as large as 500%. The nanocomposite thin films exhibit high robustness and excellent resistance-strain dependency for over ~1380% mechanical strain. Finally, we performed skin motion detection by mounting the strain sensors on different parts of the body. The maximum induced strain by the bending of the finger, wrist, and elbow was measured to be ~ 42%, 45% and 63%, respectively.
authors: Department of Mechanical Engineering and KI for the NanoCentury (KINC), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Korea.
authors: Morteza
authors: M
authors: Amjadi
authors: Yong Jin
authors: YJ
authors: Yoon
authors: Inkyu
authors: I
authors: Park
mesh_terms: D003020:Clothing; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D011091:Polyesters / Q000737:chemistry*; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena
chemical_list: D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D011091:Polyesters; C472388:ecoflex