High-Performance Resistive Pressure Sensor Based on Elastic Composite Hydrogel of Silver Nanowires and Poly(ethylene glycol)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of AgNW-PEG Patterns on a Flexible PET Substrate
2.3. Characterization of Morphology and Transmittance of AgNW-PEG Patterns
2.4. Measurements of Electrical Properties and Bending Stability
2.5. Fabrication of Resistive Pressure Sensor Device Using AgNW-PEG Electrodes on PET
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Ko, Y.; Kim, D.; Kwon, G.; You, J. High-Performance Resistive Pressure Sensor Based on Elastic Composite Hydrogel of Silver Nanowires and Poly(ethylene glycol). Micromachines 2018, 9, 438. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi9090438
Ko Y, Kim D, Kwon G, You J. High-Performance Resistive Pressure Sensor Based on Elastic Composite Hydrogel of Silver Nanowires and Poly(ethylene glycol). Micromachines. 2018; 9(9):438. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi9090438
Chicago/Turabian StyleKo, Youngsang, Dabum Kim, Goomin Kwon, and Jungmok You. 2018. "High-Performance Resistive Pressure Sensor Based on Elastic Composite Hydrogel of Silver Nanowires and Poly(ethylene glycol)" Micromachines 9, no. 9: 438. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi9090438