Fabrication and characterization of carbon-based flexible strain sensor

This research covers carbon-based strain sensors which are designed and printed onto flexible substrates. Conductive nanocomposite of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and Carbon Black (CB) powder with 10% of CB have been used as the sensing element utilizing its flexibility and conductivity while silver...

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Main Authors: Fadzil, Mohd Faris, Mohd Sidek, Roslina, Jaafar, Haslina, Hamidon, Mohd Nizar
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59511/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59511/1/Fabrication%20and%20characterization%20of%20carbon-based%20flexible%20strain%20sensor.pdf
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author Fadzil, Mohd Faris
Mohd Sidek, Roslina
Jaafar, Haslina
Hamidon, Mohd Nizar
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Mohd Sidek, Roslina
Jaafar, Haslina
Hamidon, Mohd Nizar
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description This research covers carbon-based strain sensors which are designed and printed onto flexible substrates. Conductive nanocomposite of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and Carbon Black (CB) powder with 10% of CB have been used as the sensing element utilizing its flexibility and conductivity while silver conductive paste is used as the electrode for the strain sensor. Several designs with different length of strain sensors were printed using screen printing technology onto 0.75μm-Kapton HN film. Printed sensors were then cured at 85°C (for carbon printing) and 145°C (for silver printing). Parameters characterized are resistivity, conductivity and stretchability of the sensor using tensile test. The relationship between force, strain and resistance for all sensors designed are also discussed. The measured resistivity and conductivity of the sensor are 0.43 Ωm and 2.4 S/m respectively while the stretchability of the sensor on Kapton film has a maximum strain of 45%. This flexible strain sensor is very useful in many applications such as health monitoring systems, human motion detection and many more.
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spelling upm-595112018-03-08T00:50:59Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59511/ Fabrication and characterization of carbon-based flexible strain sensor Fadzil, Mohd Faris Mohd Sidek, Roslina Jaafar, Haslina Hamidon, Mohd Nizar This research covers carbon-based strain sensors which are designed and printed onto flexible substrates. Conductive nanocomposite of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and Carbon Black (CB) powder with 10% of CB have been used as the sensing element utilizing its flexibility and conductivity while silver conductive paste is used as the electrode for the strain sensor. Several designs with different length of strain sensors were printed using screen printing technology onto 0.75μm-Kapton HN film. Printed sensors were then cured at 85°C (for carbon printing) and 145°C (for silver printing). Parameters characterized are resistivity, conductivity and stretchability of the sensor using tensile test. The relationship between force, strain and resistance for all sensors designed are also discussed. The measured resistivity and conductivity of the sensor are 0.43 Ωm and 2.4 S/m respectively while the stretchability of the sensor on Kapton film has a maximum strain of 45%. This flexible strain sensor is very useful in many applications such as health monitoring systems, human motion detection and many more. IEEE 2017 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59511/1/Fabrication%20and%20characterization%20of%20carbon-based%20flexible%20strain%20sensor.pdf Fadzil, Mohd Faris and Mohd Sidek, Roslina and Jaafar, Haslina and Hamidon, Mohd Nizar (2017) Fabrication and characterization of carbon-based flexible strain sensor. In: 2017 IEEE Regional Symposium on Micro and Nanoelectronics (RSM), 23-25 Aug. 2017, Penang, Malaysia. (pp. 203-206). 10.1109/RSM.2017.8069174
spellingShingle Fadzil, Mohd Faris
Mohd Sidek, Roslina
Jaafar, Haslina
Hamidon, Mohd Nizar
Fabrication and characterization of carbon-based flexible strain sensor
title Fabrication and characterization of carbon-based flexible strain sensor
title_full Fabrication and characterization of carbon-based flexible strain sensor
title_fullStr Fabrication and characterization of carbon-based flexible strain sensor
title_full_unstemmed Fabrication and characterization of carbon-based flexible strain sensor
title_short Fabrication and characterization of carbon-based flexible strain sensor
title_sort fabrication and characterization of carbon-based flexible strain sensor
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59511/1/Fabrication%20and%20characterization%20of%20carbon-based%20flexible%20strain%20sensor.pdf