biostudies-literatureUnknown12(1)Bounakoff CFonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologiesMost biological sensors preferentially encode changes in a stimulus rather than the steady components. However, intrinsically phasic artificial mechanoreceptors have not yet been described. We constructed a phasic mechanoreceptor by encapsulating carbon nanotube film in a viscoelastic matrix supported by a rigid substrate. When stimulated by a spherical indenter the sensor response resembled the response of fast-adapting mammalian mechanoreceptors. We modelled these sensors from the properties of percolating conductive networks combined with nonlinear contact mechanics and discussed the implications of this finding.Scientific reports2818https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8907247biostudies-literatureArtificial fast-adapting mechanoreceptor based on carbon nanotube percolating network.PMC8907247Hayward VGenest JBounakoff CBeauvais JMichaud FfalseArtificial fast-adapting mechanoreceptor based on carbon nanotube percolating network.Most biological sensors preferentially encode changes in a stimulus rather than the steady components. However, intrinsically phasic artificial mechanoreceptors have not yet been described. We constructed a phasic mechanoreceptor by encapsulating carbon nanotube film in a viscoelastic matrix supported by a rigid substrate. When stimulated by a spherical indenter the sensor response resembled the response of fast-adapting mammalian mechanoreceptors. We modelled these sensors from the properties of percolating conductive networks combined with nonlinear contact mechanics and discussed the implications of this finding.2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Mar2025-04-04T20:23:34.071Z2025-04-04T20:23:34.071ZS-EPMC89072473526458910.1038/s41598-021-04483-2