Contactless Waveguide Characterization of Piezoresistive Materials for Wireless Strain Sensors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Characterization Procedure
3. Results
3.1. Numerical Results
3.2. Experimental Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Rodini, S.; Genovesi, S.; Manara, G.; Costa, F. Contactless Waveguide Characterization of Piezoresistive Materials for Wireless Strain Sensors. Sensors 2022, 22, 4085. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22114085
Rodini S, Genovesi S, Manara G, Costa F. Contactless Waveguide Characterization of Piezoresistive Materials for Wireless Strain Sensors. Sensors. 2022; 22(11):4085. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22114085
Chicago/Turabian StyleRodini, Sandra, Simone Genovesi, Giuliano Manara, and Filippo Costa. 2022. "Contactless Waveguide Characterization of Piezoresistive Materials for Wireless Strain Sensors" Sensors 22, no. 11: 4085. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22114085
APA StyleRodini, S., Genovesi, S., Manara, G., & Costa, F. (2022). Contactless Waveguide Characterization of Piezoresistive Materials for Wireless Strain Sensors. Sensors, 22(11), 4085. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22114085