A stretchable and strain-unperturbed pressure sensor for motion interference-free tactile monitoring on skins.
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SUBMITTER: Su Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8612682 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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A stretchable and strain-unperturbed pressure sensor for motion interference-free tactile monitoring on skins.
Su Qi Q Zou Qiang Q Li Yang Y Chen Yuzhen Y Teng Shan-Yuan SY Kelleher Jane T JT Nith Romain R Cheng Ping P Li Nan N Liu Wei W Dai Shilei S Liu Youdi Y Mazursky Alex A Xu Jie J Jin Lihua L Lopes Pedro P Wang Sihong S
Science advances 20211124 48
A stretchable pressure sensor is a necessary tool for perceiving physical interactions that take place on soft/deformable skins present in human bodies, prosthetic limbs, or soft robots. However, all existing types of stretchable pressure sensors have an inherent limitation, which is the interference of stretching with pressure sensing accuracy. Here, we present a design for a highly stretchable and highly sensitive pressure sensor that can provide unaltered sensing performance under stretching, ...[more]
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