Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650093, PR China.
Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, PR China.
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2024 Jun 26;16(25):32445-32455. doi: 10.1021/acsami.4c06546. Epub 2024 Jun 13.
Flexible sensors are of great interest due to their potential applications in human physiological signal monitoring, wearable devices, and healthcare. However, sensor devices employed for cardiovascular testing are normally bulky and expensive, which hamper wearability and point-of-care use. Herein, we report a simple method for preparing multifunctional flexible sensors using hydrazine hydrate (NH·HO) as the reducing agent, graphene as the active material, and polyethylene (PE) tape as the encapsulation material. The flexible sensor produced with this method has a low detection limit of 100 mg, a fast response and recovery time of 40 and 20 ms, and shows no performance degradation even after up to 30,000 motion cycles. The sensors we have developed are capable of monitoring the pulse with relative accuracy, which presents an opportunity to replace bulky devices and normalize cardiovascular testing in the future. In order to further broaden the application field, the sensor is installed as a sensor array to recognize objects of different weights and shapes, showing that the sensor has excellent application potential in wearable artificial intelligence.
柔性传感器因其在人体生理信号监测、可穿戴设备和医疗保健方面的潜在应用而备受关注。然而,用于心血管测试的传感器设备通常体积庞大且昂贵,这限制了其可穿戴性和即时使用性。在此,我们报告了一种使用水合肼(NH·HO)作为还原剂、石墨烯作为活性材料以及聚乙烯(PE)胶带作为封装材料制备多功能柔性传感器的简单方法。用这种方法制备的柔性传感器具有低至 100mg 的检测限、40 和 20ms 的快速响应和恢复时间,即使经过多达 30000 次运动循环也不会出现性能下降。我们开发的传感器能够以相对较高的准确度监测脉搏,这为将来替代体积庞大的设备并使心血管测试正常化提供了机会。为了进一步拓宽应用领域,将传感器安装为传感器阵列以识别不同重量和形状的物体,表明该传感器在可穿戴人工智能领域具有极好的应用潜力。