Journal
CARBON
Volume 50, Issue 10, Pages 3446-3453Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2012.03.008
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- Operational Program Research and Development for Innovations
- European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
- national budget of the Czech Republic [CZ.1.05/2.1.00/03.0111]
- Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports [MSM 7088352101]
- Institute of Hydrodynamics [AV0Z20600510]
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The electrical resistance change of a highly extensible composite consisting of a network of entangled multi-wall carbon nanotubes in a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer is tested. The composite is prepared by taking a non-woven polyurethane filter membrane, enmeshing it with carbon nanotubes and melding them together. Testing has shown that the material can be elongated as much as 400% during which the resistance is increased more than 270 times. It indicates favorable properties of the composite for its use as a highly-deformation strain sensing element, a strain-electric signal transducer, electromagnetic field shielding and protection against lightning. As an example of its use as a strain sensor, human knee flexion and knee cyclic movement has been monitored. This may be of use in orthopedics and rehabilitation. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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