Advanced polymers, fibre science & technologies
Authors: Lingyan Duan , M. Spoerk , P. Cornillie , H. Xia , Ludwig Cardon , Dagmar R. D'hooge
Flexible and stretchable sensors are widely investigated taking into account their potential for wearable electronics, such as electronic skin, healthcare monitoring, human-machine interfaces, and soft robotics. In this contribution, highly sensitive conductive polymer composites (CPCs) for piezoresistive sensing are summarized, considering a straightforward manufacturing process based on extrusion of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and/or olefin block copolymer (OBC), carbon black (CB), and additionally polyethylene-octene elastomer (POE) grafted with maleic anhydride (POE-g-MA). The design of the formulation variables is successfully performed to enable both low and high strain sensing, as highlighted by both static and dynamic testing.
Keywords: piezoresistive sensor, formulation variables, sensitivity, hysteresis minimization
How to Cite: Duan, L. , Spoerk, M. , Cornillie, P. , Xia, H. , Cardon, L. & D'hooge, D. (2019) “P009_0148_ Efficient design of piezoresistive sensors based on carbon black conductive composites”, Proceedings of the 19th World Textile Conference - Autex 2019.(0).