Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 13, Issue 24, Pages 28538-28545Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c04079
Keywords
3D printing; microstructure; tactile sensor; pressure; shearing force
Funding
- Shanghai Natural Science Foundation [17ZR1442100]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21703279]
- China Scholarship Council [201904910671]
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The 3D printed flexible tactile sensor with a graphene-PDMS microsphere structure is able to perceive microstructures with excellent mechanical properties and high sensitivity. It can accurately monitor pressure, distinguish different surfaces with microscale differences, and detect the presence of air.
A 3D printed flexible tactile sensor with graphene-polyclimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microspheres for microstructure perception is presented. The structure of the tactile sensor is inspired by the texture of the human finger and is designed to enable the detection of various levels of surface roughness via the processing of tactile signals. The tactile sensor with a unique graphene-PDMS microsphere structure shows excellent comprehensive mechanical properties, including a robust stretching ability (elongation at break of the sensing layer is 70%), excellent sensing ability (short response time of 60 ms), high sensitivity (sensitivity up to 2.4 kPa(-1)), and cycle stability (over 2000 loading cycles). In addition, such versatility and sensitivity allow the electronic skin not only to accurately monitor pressure but also to distinguish various surface with microscale differences, and to detect the action of an air fluid.
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