Salim Ahmed, Lim Sungjoon
School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, College of Engineering, Chung-Ang University, 221, Heukseok-Dong, Dongjak-Gu, Seoul 156-756, Korea.
Sensors (Basel). 2017 Nov 10;17(11):2593. doi: 10.3390/s17112593.
Inkjet printing is an advanced printing technology that has been used to develop conducting layers, interconnects and other features on a variety of substrates. It is an additive manufacturing process that offers cost-effective, lightweight designs and simplifies the fabrication process with little effort. There is hardly sufficient research on tactile sensors and inkjet printing. Advancements in materials science and inkjet printing greatly facilitate the realization of sophisticated tactile sensors. Starting from the concept of capacitive sensing, a brief comparison of printing techniques, the essential requirements of inkjet-printing and the attractive features of state-of-the art inkjet-printed tactile sensors developed on diverse substrates (paper, polymer, glass and textile) are presented in this comprehensive review. Recent trends in inkjet-printed wearable/flexible and foldable tactile sensors are evaluated, paving the way for future research.
喷墨打印是一种先进的打印技术，已被用于在各种基板上开发导电层、互连和其他功能。它是一种增材制造工艺，具有成本效益高、设计轻便的特点，并且只需付出很少的努力就能简化制造过程。关于触觉传感器和喷墨打印的研究几乎还不够充分。材料科学和喷墨打印的进步极大地推动了精密触觉传感器的实现。从电容传感的概念出发，本综述全面介绍了各种打印技术的简要比较、喷墨打印的基本要求以及在不同基板（纸张、聚合物、玻璃和纺织品）上开发的先进喷墨打印触觉传感器的吸引人的特性。对喷墨打印的可穿戴/柔性和可折叠触觉传感器的最新趋势进行了评估，为未来的研究铺平了道路。
