Thermally Drawn Elastomer Nanocomposites for Soft Mechanical Sensors.

ABSTRACT: Stretchable and conductive nanocomposites are emerging as important constituents of soft mechanical sensors for health monitoring, human-machine interactions, and soft robotics. However, tuning the materials' properties and sensor structures to the targeted mode and range of mechanical stimulation is limited by current fabrication approaches, particularly in scalable polymer melt techniques. Here, thermoplastic elastomer-based nanocomposites are engineered and novel rheological requirements are proposed for their compatibility with fiber processing technologies, yielding meters-long, soft, and highly versatile stretchable fiber devices. Based on microstructural changes in the nanofiller arrangement, the resistivity of the nanocomposite is tailored in its final device architecture across an

SUBMITTER: Leber A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10161033 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature