The Piezoresistive Highly Elastic Sensor Based on Carbon Nanotubes for the Detection of Breath
Centre of Polymer Systems, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, 760 01 Zlin, Czech Republic
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Polymers 2020, 12(3), 713; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12030713
Received: 4 February 2020
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Revised: 17 March 2020
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Accepted: 18 March 2020
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Published: 23 March 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Polymer Processing and Surfaces)
Wearable electronic sensor was prepared on a light and flexible substrate. The breathing sensor has a broad assumption and great potential for portable devices in wearable technology. In the present work, the application of a flexible thermoplastic polyurethane/multiwalled carbon nanotubes (TPU/MWCNTs) strain sensor was demonstrated. This composite was prepared by a novel technique using a thermoplastic filtering membrane based on electrospinning technology. Aqueous dispersion of MWCNTs was filtered through membrane, dried and then welded directly on a T-shirt and encapsulated by a thin silicone layer. The sensing layer was also equipped by electrodes. A polymer composite sensor is capable of detecting a deformation by changing its electrical resistance. A T-shirt was capable of analyzing a type, frequency and intensity of human breathing. The sensitivity to the applied strain of the sensor was improved by the oxidation of MWCNTs by potassium permanganate (KMnO4) and also by subsequent application of the prestrain.
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Keywords:
elastic sensor; carbon nanotubes; wearable electronics; monitoring of breathing; strain sensor; polymer composite; CNTs
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Daňová, R.; Olejnik, R.; Slobodian, P.; Matyas, J. The Piezoresistive Highly Elastic Sensor Based on Carbon Nanotubes for the Detection of Breath. Polymers 2020, 12, 713. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12030713
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Daňová R, Olejnik R, Slobodian P, Matyas J. The Piezoresistive Highly Elastic Sensor Based on Carbon Nanotubes for the Detection of Breath. Polymers. 2020; 12(3):713. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12030713
Chicago/Turabian StyleDaňová, Romana, Robert Olejnik, Petr Slobodian, and Jiri Matyas. 2020. "The Piezoresistive Highly Elastic Sensor Based on Carbon Nanotubes for the Detection of Breath" Polymers 12, no. 3: 713. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12030713
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