Yan Shubin, Zhang Xiaoyu, Liu Jilai, Xu Haoqian, Wen Feng, Li Tingsong, Cui Jiamin, Liu Pengwei, Shen Lifang, Cui Yang, Ren Yifeng
School of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Zhejiang-Belarus Joint Laboratory of Intelligent Equipment and System for Water Conservancy and Hydropower Safety Monitoring, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Nanomaterials (Basel). 2022 Jul 30;12(15):2637. doi: 10.3390/nano12152637.
With the continuous progress of artificial intelligence and other manufacturing technologies, there is promising potential for wearable piezoresistive sensors in human physiological signal detection and bionic robots. Here, we present a facile solution-mixing process to fabricate a multiwalled carbon nanotube/graphite powder (MWCNT@Gp) film, which has high sensitivity and great linearity and is more oriented to flexible piezoresistive sensors. The sensor consists of two parts: a spinosum microstructure shaped by a sandpaper template and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) as the top substrate and interdigital electrodes as the bottom substrate. The experiments we have conducted show that these two parts provide good protection to the MWCNTs@Gp film and improve sensor sensitivity. Additionally, the sensitivity of the optimal ratio of multiwalled carbon nanotubes and graphite powder is analyzed. The 5%MWCNT@5%Gp composites were found to have relatively good conductivity, which is convenient for the fabrication of conductive films of piezoresistive sensors. Finally, we conducted application experiments and found that the flexible piezoresistive sensor can detect minute signals of human motion and different pressure points. This indicates the feasibility of portable sensors in electronic skin and smart devices.
随着人工智能等制造技术的不断进步,可穿戴压阻式传感器在人体生理信号检测和仿生机器人领域具有广阔的潜在应用前景。在此,我们提出一种简便的溶液混合工艺来制备多壁碳纳米管/石墨粉(MWCNT@Gp)薄膜,该薄膜具有高灵敏度和良好的线性度,更适用于柔性压阻式传感器。该传感器由两部分组成:由砂纸模板塑造的棘状微结构和作为顶部基底的聚二甲基硅氧烷(PDMS)以及作为底部基底的叉指电极。我们所进行的实验表明,这两部分为MWCNTs@Gp薄膜提供了良好的保护并提高了传感器的灵敏度。此外,还分析了多壁碳纳米管与石墨粉最佳比例时的灵敏度。发现5%MWCNT@5%Gp复合材料具有相对良好的导电性,这便于制备压阻式传感器的导电薄膜。最后,我们进行了应用实验,发现柔性压阻式传感器能够检测人体运动的微小信号以及不同的压力点。这表明便携式传感器在电子皮肤和智能设备中的可行性。