Abstract:Developing a successful strategy to fabricate multifunctional sensors with high linear sensitivity is crucial for enhancing tactile interactions of the human body with the surrounding environment. Here, a stretchable multifunctional sensor consisting of stretchable porous film with multiscale aligned pores and Ag nanomesh electrode is reported. Due to the gradient in pore size and porosity inside the film, the sensor can detect bending and pressure simultaneously and independently as well as bending direction … Show more
“…Figure b shows the SEM images of the top surface of the composite before and after the cyclic loading test, where no noticeable change of the contact surface is observed. Notably, our sensor exhibits much superior durability than the state-of-the-art tactile sensors owing to the mesh layer, ,,,− which serves as a support beam (Figure c).…”
Tactile
sensor arrays have attracted considerable attention for
their use in diverse applications, such as advanced robotics and interactive
human–machine interfaces. However, conventional tactile sensor
arrays suffer from electrical crosstalk caused by current leakages
between the tactile cells. The approaches that have been proposed
thus far to overcome this issue require complex rectifier circuits
or a serial fabrication process. This article reports a flexible tactile
sensor array fabricated through a batch process using a mesh. A carbon
nanotube–polydimethylsiloxane composite is used to form an
array of sensing cells in the mesh through a simple “dip-coating”
process and is cured into a concave shape. The contact area between
the electrode and the composite changes significantly under pressure,
resulting in an excellent sensitivity (5.61 kPa–1) over a wide range of pressure up to 600 kPa. The mesh separates
the composite into the arranged sensing cells to prevent the electrical
connection between adjacent cells and simultaneously connects each
cell mechanically. Additionally, the sensor shows superior durability
compared with previously reported tactile sensors because the mesh
acts as a support beam. Furthermore, the tactile sensor array is successfully
utilized as a Braille reader via information processing based on machine
learning.
“…Figure b shows the SEM images of the top surface of the composite before and after the cyclic loading test, where no noticeable change of the contact surface is observed. Notably, our sensor exhibits much superior durability than the state-of-the-art tactile sensors owing to the mesh layer, ,,,− which serves as a support beam (Figure c).…”
Tactile
sensor arrays have attracted considerable attention for
their use in diverse applications, such as advanced robotics and interactive
human–machine interfaces. However, conventional tactile sensor
arrays suffer from electrical crosstalk caused by current leakages
between the tactile cells. The approaches that have been proposed
thus far to overcome this issue require complex rectifier circuits
or a serial fabrication process. This article reports a flexible tactile
sensor array fabricated through a batch process using a mesh. A carbon
nanotube–polydimethylsiloxane composite is used to form an
array of sensing cells in the mesh through a simple “dip-coating”
process and is cured into a concave shape. The contact area between
the electrode and the composite changes significantly under pressure,
resulting in an excellent sensitivity (5.61 kPa–1) over a wide range of pressure up to 600 kPa. The mesh separates
the composite into the arranged sensing cells to prevent the electrical
connection between adjacent cells and simultaneously connects each
cell mechanically. Additionally, the sensor shows superior durability
compared with previously reported tactile sensors because the mesh
acts as a support beam. Furthermore, the tactile sensor array is successfully
utilized as a Braille reader via information processing based on machine
learning.
“…Most previous studies have focused only on the sensitivity or limit of pressure detection or other indicators, 111 yet few people can sense multifunctional microforces in a simple structure, such as sound, touch, and motion recognition. Therefore, Gao et al 110 developed a flexible multifunctional piezoresistive pressure sensor through designed channel limiting effects and compressible laminated MXene (Ti 3 C 2 T x ).…”
“…Therefore, scholars have studied other types of triple-modal sensors in addition to the common force-temperature-humidity sensors. These include force-other, − temperature-other, , force-temperature-other, ,,,− and so on, which enrich the research on multimodal sensors.…”
In recent years, wearable electronic skin has garnered significant attention due to its broad range of applications in various fields, including personal health monitoring, human motion perception, human− computer interaction, and flexible display. The flexible multimodal sensor, as the core component of electronic skin, can mimic the multistimulus sensing ability of human skin, which is highly significant for the development of the next generation of electronic devices. This paper provides a summary of the latest advancements in multimodal sensors that possess two or more response capabilities (such as force, temperature, humidity, etc.) simultaneously. It explores the relationship between materials and multiple sensing capabilities, focusing on both active materials that are the same and different. The paper also discusses the preparation methods, device structures, and sensing properties of these sensors. Furthermore, it introduces the applications of multimodal sensors in human motion and health monitoring, as well as intelligent robots. Finally, the current limitations and future challenges of multimodal sensors will be presented.
“…When the sensor is subjected to force, it will deform, which leads to the increase of contact area between ITO-PET electrode and dielectric layer, and the decrease of relative distance between two ITO-PET electrodes, which makes the capacitance of the sensor increase. Sharma et al [19] developed a stretchable multifunctional sensor composed of stretchable porous membrane with multi-scale arranged pores and silver nanowire electrodes. The sensor has different pore sizes and gradient arrangement in the film, which makes it possible to detect bending degree and pressure at the same time, and shows high linear sensitivity.…”
As the main core component of wearable devices, flexible strain sensors have broad application prospects in health monitoring, motion monitoring, human-machine interface, rehabilitation, entertainment technology and other fields. In this paper, a rectangular sandwich resistive pressure sensor is constructed with porous conductive sponge, and its working mechanism is analyzed. The linearity of the sensor is improved and the stress range is increased by gel modification. Through experimental tests, it can withstand more than 80% compressive strain, and shows a sensitivity of 0.398 kPa-1 in the range of 6~11 kPa; the maximum range is close to 40 kPa, and the minimum detection limit is 20 Pa; under constant loading/releasing speed, the response/recovery time is about 133/150 ms; it also shows good linearity and stability. With the help of a single sensor entity, Morse code can be sent, and some human activity signals can be measured, such as speech recognition, weighing measurement, limb movement; and 8 sensors create an interesting smart insole for gait recognition. The results show that piezoresistive sensors with porous composite materials have broad application prospects in motion monitoring and human-computer interaction.
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