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A carbon nanotube/polymer strain sensor with linear and anti-symmetric piezoresistivity
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In this paper, a strain sensor made from an epoxy-based nanocomposite using a kind of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs), i.e., LMWNT-10, was investigated.Abstract:
In this article, a strain sensor made from an epoxy-based nanocomposite using a kind of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs), i.e., LMWNT-10, was investigated. It was found that the piezoresistivi...read more
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Tunneling effect in a polymer/carbon nanotube nanocompositestrain sensor
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Sensitive, High-Strain, High-Rate Bodily Motion Sensors Based on Graphene–Rubber Composites
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TL;DR: A simple method to infuse liquid-exfoliated graphene into natural rubber to create conducting composites is described, which are excellent strain sensors displaying 10(4)-fold increases in resistance and working at strains exceeding 800%.
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Sensitive electromechanical sensors using viscoelastic graphene-polymer nanocomposites
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TL;DR: This work investigated graphene woven fabrics (GWFs) for strain sensing and investigated the main mechanism, resulting in a theoretical model that predicts very well the observed behavior.
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Piezoresistive Strain Sensors Made from Carbon Nanotubes Based Polymer Nanocomposites
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A carbon nanotube strain sensor for structural health monitoring
TL;DR: In this paper, a biomimetic artificial neuron was developed by extending the length of the sensor, which is a long continuous strain sensor that has a low cost, is simple to install and is lightweight.
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Tunneling effect in a polymer/carbon nanotube nanocomposite strain sensor
TL;DR: In this article, a strain sensor was fabricated from a polymer nanocomposite with multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNT) fillers, and the authors investigated the piezoresistivity of this strain sensor based on an improved three-dimensional (3D) statistical resistor network model incorporating the tunneling effect between the neighboring CNTs, and a fiber reorientation model.
Tunneling effect in a polymer/carbon nanotube nanocompositestrain sensor
TL;DR: In this paper, a strain sensor was fabricated from a polymer nanocomposite with multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNT) fillers, and the piezoresistivity of the sensor was investigated based on an improved three-dimensional (3D) statistical resistor network.
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Investigation on sensitivity of a polymer/carbon nanotube composite strain sensor
Ning Hu,Yoshifumi Karube,Masahiro Arai,Tomonori Watanabe,Cheng Yan,Cheng Yan,Yuan Li,Yaolu Liu,Hisao Fukunaga +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, an improved three-dimensional statistical resistor network model incorporating the tunneling effect between the neighbouring nanotubes, and a fiber reorientation model was used to understand the effects of processing parameters and material properties on sensor sensitivity in polymer/carbon nanotube composite sensors.
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Nanotube film based on single-wall carbon nanotubes for strain sensing
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used the strain sensing characteristic of carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) to develop a carbon-nanotube film sensor that can be used for strain sensing on the macro scale.