Journal
MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
Volume 186, Issue -, Pages 456-461Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2016.11.018
Keywords
Carbon nanotubes; Nanocomposite; Temperature sensor; Annealing
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- EU [ICT-317894]
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The monitoring of skin temperature is essential for many applications, especially in sport and medicine. In this work, a flexible and wearable temperature sensor was obtained thanks to the controlled incorporation of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) in an elastomeric matrix based on a poly(b-styrene-b-(ethylene-co-butene)-b-styrene) matrix. Thermal annealing at 155 degrees C for 4 h decreased the percolation threshold of the nanocomposite by about 40% thanks to the strong modification of the copolymer phase structure, which provided a more effective percolative network. The proposed temperature sensor prototype showed a very high linearity (R-2 = 0.9987) and reproducibility (standard deviation < 1%) for temperature variations within the physiological regime. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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