Significant Environmental Factors in the Drift of Electrical Properties in Conductive Nano‐Composite Sensors for Biomechanical Motion‐Tracking

• Published in: Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A Vol. 113; no. 1; pp. e37863 - n/a
• Main Authors: Bowden, Emma E., Carter, Jacob D., Bowden, Anton E., Mitchell, Ulrike H., Fullwood, David T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.01.2025; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Back pain; Biodegradation; Biomaterials; Biomechanical Phenomena; Biomechanics; Biomedical materials; Drift; Electric Conductivity; electrical drift; Electrical properties; Electrical resistance; Electrical resistivity; Environmental degradation; environmental effects; Environmental factors; Environmental monitoring; Fetuses; Human motion; Humans; Humidity; Low back pain; motion‐tracking; Movement; nanocomposite; Nanocomposites; Nanocomposites - chemistry; Nanoparticles; Oxygen; Oxygen - analysis; Physiological effects; Polymers; Sensor arrays; Sensors; stretch sensor; Temperature; Tracking; Wearable Electronic Devices; nanocomposite; motion‐tracking; stretch sensor; electrical drift; environmental effects
• ISSN: 1549-3296; 1552-4965; 1552-4965
• DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.37863

ABSTRACT Wearable nanocomposite stretch sensors are an exciting new development in biomaterials for biomechanical motion‐tracking technology, with applications in the treatment of low back pain, knee rehabilitation, fetal movement tracking, and other fields. When strained, the resistance of the low‐...