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Three-Dimensional Graphene-Based Composite for Elastic Strain Sensor Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2016

Jinhui Li ,
Guoping Zhang ,
Rong Sun  and
C. P. Wong
Jinhui Li
Affiliation:
Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
Guoping Zhang*
Affiliation:
Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
Rong Sun
Affiliation:
Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
C. P. Wong
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Faculty of Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 999077, Hong Kong, China
*
* [email protected], +86755-86392104
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Abstract

Flexible electronics has emerged as a very promising field, in particular,wearable, bendable, and stretchable strain sensors with high sensitivity which could be used for human motion detection, sports performance monitoring, etc. In this paper, a highly stretchable and sensitive strain sensor composed of reduced graphene oxide foam and elastomer composite is fabricated by assembly and followed by a polymer immersing process. The strain sensor has demonstrated high stretchability and sensitivity. Furthermore, the device was employed for gauging muscle-induced strain which results in high sensitivity and reproducibility. The developed strain sensors showed great application potential in fields of biomechanical systems.

Keywords

self-assemblysensorelectronic material
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MRS Advances , Volume 1 , Issue 34: Materials Design , 2016 , pp. 2415 - 2420
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2016 

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