TY - JOUR
T1 - Flexible, Stretchable and Wearable Multifunctional Sensor Array as Artificial Electronic Skin for Static and Dynamic Strain Mapping
AU - Zhao, Xiaoli
AU - Hua, Qilin
AU - Yu, Ruomeng
AU - Zhang, Yan
AU - Pan, Caofeng
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
PY - 2015/7
Y1 - 2015/7
N2 - Artificial electronic skin consists of mechanically flexible and stretchable sensor networks that can accommodate irregular surfaces and spatially map/quantify various stimuli, such as strains, pressures, and temperatures to imitate the human somatosensory system. Here, a flexible/wearable multifunctional sensor array is designed and fabricated in a cost-effective manner through simple fabrication procedures for highly-sensitive contact/pressure/strain detections. Composed of PET-based Ag serpentine-shaped electrodes, the sensor array is implemented for static and dynamic mapping of spatial contact/pressure/strain distributions in large-scale, with a detection limit of 6 Pa (corresponding to 0.5 mg). By attaching the flexible/wearable devices on human body, different motions are recognized/distinguished for gesture control applications. Combining the easy-fabricated and low-cost features, these sensor arrays may become promising candidate for highly-sensitive force detections, gesture controls, imaging of spatial pressure distributions, and find potential applications in advanced robotics, human-machine interfaces, next-generation prosthetics and healthcare monitoring devices.
AB - Artificial electronic skin consists of mechanically flexible and stretchable sensor networks that can accommodate irregular surfaces and spatially map/quantify various stimuli, such as strains, pressures, and temperatures to imitate the human somatosensory system. Here, a flexible/wearable multifunctional sensor array is designed and fabricated in a cost-effective manner through simple fabrication procedures for highly-sensitive contact/pressure/strain detections. Composed of PET-based Ag serpentine-shaped electrodes, the sensor array is implemented for static and dynamic mapping of spatial contact/pressure/strain distributions in large-scale, with a detection limit of 6 Pa (corresponding to 0.5 mg). By attaching the flexible/wearable devices on human body, different motions are recognized/distinguished for gesture control applications. Combining the easy-fabricated and low-cost features, these sensor arrays may become promising candidate for highly-sensitive force detections, gesture controls, imaging of spatial pressure distributions, and find potential applications in advanced robotics, human-machine interfaces, next-generation prosthetics and healthcare monitoring devices.
KW - artificial skin
KW - health monitoring
KW - pressure mapping
KW - tactile sensing
KW - wearable sensors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84963846187&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/aelm.201500142
DO - 10.1002/aelm.201500142
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84963846187
SN - 2199-160X
VL - 1
JO - Advanced Electronic Materials
JF - Advanced Electronic Materials
IS - 7
M1 - 1500142
ER -