Multifunctional wearable strain/pressure sensor based on conductive carbon nanotubes/silk nonwoven fabric with high durability and low detection limit

With the rapid development of flexible wearable strain sensor systems, electronic textiles with comfort and controllable strain/pressure-sensing capabilities have attracted great interest. However, it is still a great challenge to prepare multifunctional wearable strain/pressure sensor with an ultra...

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Published inAdvanced composites and hybrid materials Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 1939 - 1950
Main Authors He, Yuxin, Zhou, Mengyang, Mahmoud, M. H. H., Lu, Xushen, He, Guanyu, Zhang, Li, Huang, Mina, Elnaggar, Ashraf Y., Lei, Qiang, Liu, Hu, Liu, Chuntai, Azab, Islam H. El
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 01.09.2022
Subjects
Ceramics
Chemistry and Materials Science
Composites
Glass
Materials Engineering
Materials Science
Natural Materials
Original Research
Polymer Sciences
Silk nonwoven fabric
E-skin
CNTs
Human health monitoring
Sensor
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Summary:With the rapid development of flexible wearable strain sensor systems, electronic textiles with comfort and controllable strain/pressure-sensing capabilities have attracted great interest. However, it is still a great challenge to prepare multifunctional wearable strain/pressure sensor with an ultra-low detection limit through a facile and cost-effective method. Here, conductive carbon nanotubes modified silk nonwoven fabric (CNTs/SNWF) composite was successfully prepared by the surface micro-dissolution and adhesion technology (SD&AT). Micromorphology analysis showed that CNTs were adhered firmly on the surface of silk fiber to form an effective conductive network. The conductive CNTs/SNWF-based strain/pressure sensor can detect a strain as low as 0.05% and an ultralow pressure of 10 Pa, showing an ultrahigh discernibility. Besides, it also exhibited excellent sensing stability and reproductivity under different conditions, making it applicable in the field of real-time human movement monitoring. Moreover, electronic skin was also established based on the conductive CNTs/SNWF to recognize different tactile stimulus. Interestingly, the prepared conductive CNTs/SNWF also displayed great applicability for optical and thermal sensing, endowing it with more functionality for next-generation wearable electronics. Graphical abstract
ISSN:2522-0128
2522-0136
DOI:10.1007/s42114-022-00525-z