A Transparent Strain Sensor Based on PDMS-Embedded Conductive Fabric for Wearable Sensing Applications

Nag, A; Simorangkir, RBVB; Valentin, E; Björninen, T; Ukkonen, L; Hashmi, RM; Mukhopadhyay, SC

A Transparent Strain Sensor Based on PDMS-Embedded Conductive Fabric for Wearable Sensing Applications

Nag, A Simorangkir, RBVB Valentin, E Björninen, T Ukkonen, L Hashmi, RM Mukhopadhyay, SC

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Citation:: IEEE Access, 2018, 6 pp. 71020 - 71027
Issue Date:: 2018-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Nag, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Simorangkir, RBVB	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Valentin, E	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Björninen, T	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ukkonen, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hashmi, RM	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Mukhopadhyay, SC	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	IEEE Access, 2018, 6 pp. 71020 - 71027	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/133942
dc.description.abstract	© 2018 IEEE. In this paper, we present a new approach to realize flexible transparent strain sensors. It combines the use of transparent conductive fabric with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) through a simple and straightforward layer-by-layer assembly process. The conductive fabric is used to realize the transparent electrodes while the PDMS is utilized as both the substrate and encapsulation layers. As a concept demonstration, an interdigital capacitive sensor is designed and fabricated using the proposed approach. The fabricated sensor is then characterized in terms of its transparency and electro-mechanical nature. This is followed by the application of the sensor in several physiological sensing scenarios, including the sensing of various body-part movements and tactile sensing. Apart from a high optical transparency (70%), the sensor shows promising sensing results which validate the applicability of the proposed approach for realization of flexible and transparent strain sensors for wearable sensing applications.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	IEEE Access	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2881463	en_US
dc.title	A Transparent Strain Sensor Based on PDMS-Embedded Conductive Fabric for Wearable Sensing Applications	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
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© 2018 IEEE. In this paper, we present a new approach to realize flexible transparent strain sensors. It combines the use of transparent conductive fabric with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) through a simple and straightforward layer-by-layer assembly process. The conductive fabric is used to realize the transparent electrodes while the PDMS is utilized as both the substrate and encapsulation layers. As a concept demonstration, an interdigital capacitive sensor is designed and fabricated using the proposed approach. The fabricated sensor is then characterized in terms of its transparency and electro-mechanical nature. This is followed by the application of the sensor in several physiological sensing scenarios, including the sensing of various body-part movements and tactile sensing. Apart from a high optical transparency (70%), the sensor shows promising sensing results which validate the applicability of the proposed approach for realization of flexible and transparent strain sensors for wearable sensing applications.

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