Crack-inducing Strain Sensor Array using Inkjet-Printed Silver Thin Film for Underplate and Off-centered Force Sensing Applications.
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
; 15(3): 4487-4494, 2023 Jan 25.
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ABSTRACT
The change in resistance upon bending in metal films as thick as 1 mm used for underpanel force touch applications is limited by the low sensitivity, thus requiring high-performance readout circuitry. In this paper, we report inkjet-printed silver thin films having crack-inducing underlayers, which further increases the sensitivity of their resistance changes under deformation. This allows for detecting weak vertical forces even through the plates (force-receiving layer), such as 0.4 or 1.2 mm thick polyethylene terephthalate or 0.4 mm thick glass. The underplate sensors will detect a force level as low as 10 gf, which corresponds to the amount of force required for fingerprint recognition. Furthermore, such highly sensitive strain sensors can potentially solve the inaccuracy issue of wearable devices, which can occur when misplaced sensors detect relatively weak biosignals, such as heart rate and blood pressure. The sensor detects the accurate pulse patterns of the wrist artery even though it is off-centered from the artery by 6 mm or larger. The crack-based strain sensor and its usage as a hidden underplate force sensing device will create various wearable and user-machine interface applications.
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MEDLINE
Langue:
En
Journal:
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
Sujet du journal:
BIOTECNOLOGIA
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ENGENHARIA BIOMEDICA
Année:
2023
Type de document:
Article
Pays de publication:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA