An Electret/Hydrogel-Based Tactile Sensor Boosted by Micro-Patterned and Electrostatic Promoting Methods with Flexibility and Wide-Temperature Tolerance
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials, Characteristics and Fabrication Methods
3. Working Principles
4. Results
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Chen, Z.; Yu, J.; Zeng, H.; Chen, Z.; Tao, K.; Wu, J.; Li, Y. An Electret/Hydrogel-Based Tactile Sensor Boosted by Micro-Patterned and Electrostatic Promoting Methods with Flexibility and Wide-Temperature Tolerance. Micromachines 2021, 12, 1462. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi12121462
Chen Z, Yu J, Zeng H, Chen Z, Tao K, Wu J, Li Y. An Electret/Hydrogel-Based Tactile Sensor Boosted by Micro-Patterned and Electrostatic Promoting Methods with Flexibility and Wide-Temperature Tolerance. Micromachines. 2021; 12(12):1462. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi12121462
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Zhensheng, Jiahao Yu, Haozhe Zeng, Zhao Chen, Kai Tao, Jin Wu, and Yunjia Li. 2021. "An Electret/Hydrogel-Based Tactile Sensor Boosted by Micro-Patterned and Electrostatic Promoting Methods with Flexibility and Wide-Temperature Tolerance" Micromachines 12, no. 12: 1462. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi12121462