Stretchable Strain Sensor for Human Motion Monitoring Based on an Intertwined-Coil Configuration
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Materials
2.2. Electrospinning of the TPU Nanomembrane (Schematic a–b)
2.3. Preparation of the TPU/Graphene Membrane (Schematic c)
2.4. Preparation of the TPU/Graphene Strain Sensor with an Intertwined-Coil Configuration (Schematic d-e)
2.5. Electrode Fabrication (Schematic f)
2.6. Characterizations
3. Results and discussion
3.1. Morphology
3.2. Raman Spectrum
3.3. Stretchability and Recovery
3.4. Detection of Subtle Human Motion
3.5. Detection of Larger Human Motion
3.6. Detection of Pressure
4. Conclusion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Pan, W.; Xia, W.; Jiang, F.-S.; Wang, X.-X.; Zhang, Z.-G.; Li, X.-G.; Li, P.; Jiang, Y.-C.; Long, Y.-Z.; Yu, G.-F. Stretchable Strain Sensor for Human Motion Monitoring Based on an Intertwined-Coil Configuration. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 1980. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10101980
Pan W, Xia W, Jiang F-S, Wang X-X, Zhang Z-G, Li X-G, Li P, Jiang Y-C, Long Y-Z, Yu G-F. Stretchable Strain Sensor for Human Motion Monitoring Based on an Intertwined-Coil Configuration. Nanomaterials. 2020; 10(10):1980. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10101980
Chicago/Turabian StylePan, Wei, Wei Xia, Feng-Shuo Jiang, Xiao-Xiong Wang, Zhi-Guang Zhang, Xia-Gui Li, Peng Li, Yong-Chao Jiang, Yun-Ze Long, and Gui-Feng Yu. 2020. "Stretchable Strain Sensor for Human Motion Monitoring Based on an Intertwined-Coil Configuration" Nanomaterials 10, no. 10: 1980. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10101980