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NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY
卷 11, 期 5, 页码 472-+出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/NNANO.2015.324
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- Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Someya Bio-Harmonized ERATO grant
Measuring small normal pressures is essential to accurately evaluate external stimuli in curvilinear and dynamic surfaces such as natural tissues. Usually, sensitive and spatially accurate pressure sensors are achieved through conformal contact with the surface; however, this also makes them sensitive to mechanical deformation (bending). Indeed, when a soft object is pressed by another soft object, the normal pressure cannot be measured independently from the mechanical stress. Here, we show a pressure sensor that measures only the normal pressure, even under extreme bending conditions. To reduce the bending sensitivity, we use composite nanofibres of carbon nanotubes and graphene. Our simulations show that these fibres change their relative alignment to accommodate bending deformation, thus reducing the strain in individual fibres. Pressure sensitivity is maintained down to a bending radius of 80 mu m. To test the suitability of our sensor for soft robotics and medical applications, we fabricated an integrated sensor matrix that is only 2 mu m thick. We show real-time (response time of similar to 20 ms), large-area, normal pressure monitoring under different, complex bending conditions.
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