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Development and Application of Polymer-Based Materials for Printable Sensors
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Development and Application of Polymer-Based Materials for Printable Sensors

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Processing and Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 April 2024) | Viewed by 5796

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Nelson Castro

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International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
Interests: sensor instrumentation; sensor data communication; signal treatment and filtering; printed sensor design; 3D printing of smart materials and electronics; electroactive ink printing optimization
Dr. Nikola Perinka

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BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications, and Nanostructures, UPV/EHU Science Park, 48940 Leioa, Spain
Interests: printed electronics; flexible and organic electronics; conducting polymers; printing technologies; photophysics and photonics; ink formulation; functional materials
Dr. Pedro Costa

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Center of Physics, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
Interests: polymer composites; additive manufacturing; functional materials; sensors and actuators; energy harvesting; stretchable sensors; natural polymers; prototypes devices
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The advancements in polymer science are key to develop essential components for printed/organic electronics, which is already classified as one of the fourteen technology categories ‘Component/Subsystem Technologies’ within the electronics industry. Furthermore, the market is expected to grow aggressively with the increasing number of potential applications ensuring reliability and mass production reproducibility.

Thereby, this Special Issue is open to contributions on the applicability of polymers as inks and substrates, as well as processing of polymers and sensor design, focusing on the development of sensing materials and systems.

Theoretical and experimental works relying on polymeric-based materials, which result in physical or chemical sensing such as thermal, magnetic, pressure/force, radiation, humidity or pH, among others, are welcome.

Thus, we invite authors to contribute with original research and article reviews, covering recent progress in polymeric-based sensors and respective applications. Potential topics include but are not limited to:

  1. Synthesis of inks and electroactive polymeric materials;
  2. Flexible sensor design methods and application assembly;
  3. Hybrid solutions between printed sensors and conventional electronics;
  4. Theoretical and experimental studies concerning sensor matrix crosstalk and mitigation methods;
  5. Industrial, agricultural, and medical application issues, which flexible sensors/electronics could solve.

Dr. Nelson Castro
Dr. Nikola Perinka
Dr. Pedro Costa
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Polymers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • polymer ink formulation
  • printable sensor design
  • flexible sensor applications
  • hybrid sensor assemblies
  • printed multisensing
  • sensor coatings
  • polymeric sensor grids

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Flexible Sensor Film Based on Rod-Shaped SWCNT-Polypyrrole Nanocomposite for Acetone Gas Detection
by Hyo-Kyung Kang, Jun-Ho Byeon, Hyun-Jun Hwang, Yoon Hee Jang and Jin-Yeol Kim
Polymers 2023, 15(16), 3416; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15163416 - 16 Aug 2023
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A nanocomposite rod-shaped structure with a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) embedded in polypyrrole (PPy) doped with nonafluorobutanesulfonic acid (C4F), SWCNT/C4F-PPy, was synthesized using emulsion polymerization. The hybrid ink was then directly coated on a polyimide film interdigitated with the Cu/Ni/Au electrodes via a [...] Read more.
A nanocomposite rod-shaped structure with a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) embedded in polypyrrole (PPy) doped with nonafluorobutanesulfonic acid (C4F), SWCNT/C4F-PPy, was synthesized using emulsion polymerization. The hybrid ink was then directly coated on a polyimide film interdigitated with the Cu/Ni/Au electrodes via a screen-printing technique to create a flexible film sensor. The sensor film showed a response of 1.72% at 25 °C/atmospheric pressure when acetone gas of 5 ppm was injected, which corresponds to almost 95% compared to the Si wafer-based array interdigitated with the Au electrode. Additionally, C4F was used as a hydrophobic dopant of PPy to improve the stability of humidity and to produce a highly sensitive film-type gas sensor that provides stable detection even in humid conditions. Full article
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Designing of Hollow Core Grapefruit Fiber Using Cyclo Olefin Polymer for the Detection of Fuel Adulteration in Terahertz Region
by Sakawat Hossain, Md. Aslam Mollah, Md. Kamal Hosain, Md. Shofiqul Islam and Abdulhameed Fouad Alkhateeb
Polymers 2023, 15(1), 151; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15010151 - 29 Dec 2022
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A grapefruit-shape hollow-core liquid infiltrated photonic crystal fiber (LI-PCF) is proposed and evaluated to identify the percentage of kerosene in adulterated petrol. The proposed hollow-fiber sensor is designed with Cyclo Olefin Polymer (Zeonex) and likely to be filled with different samples of petrol [...] Read more.
A grapefruit-shape hollow-core liquid infiltrated photonic crystal fiber (LI-PCF) is proposed and evaluated to identify the percentage of kerosene in adulterated petrol. The proposed hollow-fiber sensor is designed with Cyclo Olefin Polymer (Zeonex) and likely to be filled with different samples of petrol which is adulated by the kerosene up to 100%. Considering the electromagnetic radiation in THz band, the sensing properties are thoroughly investigated by adopting finite element method (FEM) based COMSOL Multiphysics software. However, the proposed sensor offers a very high relative sensitivity (RS) of 97.27% and confinement loss (CL) less than 10−10 dB/m, and total loss under 0.07 dB/cm, at 2 THz operating frequency. Besides that, the sensor also possesses a low effective material loss (EML), high numerical aperture (NA), and large Marcuse spot size (MSS). The sensor structure is fabrication feasible through existing fabrication methodologies consequently making this petrol adulteration sensor a propitious aspirant for real-life applications of petrol adulteration measurements in commercial and industrial sensing. Full article
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Wave Dispersion Behaviors of Multi-Scale CNT/Glass Fiber/Polymer Nanocomposite Laminated Plates
by Farzad Ebrahimi, Alireza Enferadi and Ali Dabbagh
Polymers 2022, 14(24), 5448; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14245448 - 13 Dec 2022
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In this paper, wave propagation in multi-scale hybrid glass fiber (GF)/carbon nanotube (CNT)/polymer nanocomposite plates is studied for the first time by means of refined higher-order plate theory. The hybrid nanocomposite consists of CNTs and glass fibers (GF) as reinforcing components distributed within [...] Read more.
In this paper, wave propagation in multi-scale hybrid glass fiber (GF)/carbon nanotube (CNT)/polymer nanocomposite plates is studied for the first time by means of refined higher-order plate theory. The hybrid nanocomposite consists of CNTs and glass fibers (GF) as reinforcing components distributed within a polymeric matrix. A hierarchical micromechanical approach is used to predict the effective mechanical properties of the hybrid nanocomposite, including the three-dimensional (3D) Mori-Tanaka method and the rule of mixture. Moreover, a refined-type higher-order shear deformation theory (HSDT) is implemented to take into account the influence of the shear deformation on the motion equations of the system. Then, the governing equations are achieved on the basis of the energy-based Hamilton’s principle. Finally, the derived equations will be solved analytically for the purpose of extracting the natural frequency of the continuous system. A set of numerical examples are provided to cover the effects of various parameters on the wave dispersion characteristics of the plate. It can be declared that the hybrid nanocomposite system can achieve higher wave frequencies compared with other types of composite structures. Additionally, it is found that the selection of the lay-ups and length-to-diameter ratio plays a significant role in the determination of the sandwich plate’s acoustic response. Full article
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Enhancing Smart Sensor Tag Sensing Performance-Based on Modified Plasma-Assisted Electrochemical Exfoliated Graphite Nanosheet
by Tzu-Hsuan Lin, Alan Putranto, Yan-Ting Wang, Qing-Hao Yang, Ren-Jang Wu, Chia-Hao Liu, Che-Kuan Lin and Murthy Chavali
Polymers 2022, 14(23), 5067; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14235067 - 22 Nov 2022
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Water that penetrates through cracks in concrete can corrode steel bars. There is a need for reliable and practical seepage sensing technology to prevent failure and determine the necessary maintenance for a concrete structure. Therefore, we propose a modified plasma-assisted electrochemical exfoliated graphite [...] Read more.
Water that penetrates through cracks in concrete can corrode steel bars. There is a need for reliable and practical seepage sensing technology to prevent failure and determine the necessary maintenance for a concrete structure. Therefore, we propose a modified plasma-assisted electrochemical exfoliated graphite (MPGE) nanosheet smart tag. We conducted a comparative study of standard and modified RFID smart tags with sensor technology for seepage detection in concrete. The performance of both smart tags was tested and verified for seepage sensing in concrete, characterized by sensor code and frequency values. Seepage was simulated by cracking the concrete samples, immersing them for a designated time, and repeating the immersing phase with increasing durations. The test showed that the modified smart tag with 3% MPGE and an additional crosslinking agent provided the best sensitivity compared with the other nanosheet compositions. The presence of 3D segregated structures on the smart tag’s sensing area successfully enhanced the sensitivity performance of seepage detection in concrete structures and is expected to benefit structural health monitoring as a novel non-destructive test method. Full article
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