Flat-Silk-Cocoon-Based Wearable Flexible Piezoresistive Sensor and Its Performance
Flexible sensors are becoming the focus of research because they are very vital for intelligent products, real-time data monitoring, and recording. The flat silk cocoon (FSC), as a special form of cocoon, has all the advantages of silk, which is an excellent biomass carbon-based material and a good...
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| author | Zulan Liu Mengyao Cai Rui Jia Xiang Xu Mengting Xu Guotao Cheng Lan Cheng Fangyin Dai |
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| description | Flexible sensors are becoming the focus of research because they are very vital for intelligent products, real-time data monitoring, and recording. The flat silk cocoon (FSC), as a special form of cocoon, has all the advantages of silk, which is an excellent biomass carbon-based material and a good choice for preparing flexible sensors. In this work, a flexible piezoresistive sensor was successfully prepared by encapsulating carbonized flat silk cocoons (CFSCs) using an elastic matrix polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). The sensing performance of the material is 0.01 kPa<sup>−1</sup>, and the monitoring range can reach 680.57 kPa. It is proved that the sensor can detect human motion and has excellent durability (>800 cycles). In addition, a sensor array for a keyboard based on CFSCs was explored. The sensor has a low production cost and a simple preparation process, and it is sustainable and environmentally friendly. Thus, it may have potential applications in wearable devices and human–computer interactions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-55d450766da64cb5b79bdecb9aefd3972024-01-26T18:14:23ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602024-01-0116229510.3390/polym16020295Flat-Silk-Cocoon-Based Wearable Flexible Piezoresistive Sensor and Its PerformanceZulan Liu0Mengyao Cai1Rui Jia2Xiang Xu3Mengting Xu4Guotao Cheng5Lan Cheng6Fangyin Dai7State Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, College of Sericulture, Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, College of Sericulture, Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, College of Sericulture, Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, College of Sericulture, Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, College of Sericulture, Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, College of Sericulture, Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, College of Sericulture, Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, College of Sericulture, Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaFlexible sensors are becoming the focus of research because they are very vital for intelligent products, real-time data monitoring, and recording. The flat silk cocoon (FSC), as a special form of cocoon, has all the advantages of silk, which is an excellent biomass carbon-based material and a good choice for preparing flexible sensors. In this work, a flexible piezoresistive sensor was successfully prepared by encapsulating carbonized flat silk cocoons (CFSCs) using an elastic matrix polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). The sensing performance of the material is 0.01 kPa<sup>−1</sup>, and the monitoring range can reach 680.57 kPa. It is proved that the sensor can detect human motion and has excellent durability (>800 cycles). In addition, a sensor array for a keyboard based on CFSCs was explored. The sensor has a low production cost and a simple preparation process, and it is sustainable and environmentally friendly. Thus, it may have potential applications in wearable devices and human–computer interactions.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/16/2/295flat silk cocooncarbonizationflexible piezoresistive sensormotion monitoring |
| spellingShingle | Zulan Liu Mengyao Cai Rui Jia Xiang Xu Mengting Xu Guotao Cheng Lan Cheng Fangyin Dai Flat-Silk-Cocoon-Based Wearable Flexible Piezoresistive Sensor and Its Performance Polymers flat silk cocoon carbonization flexible piezoresistive sensor motion monitoring |
| title | Flat-Silk-Cocoon-Based Wearable Flexible Piezoresistive Sensor and Its Performance |
| title_full | Flat-Silk-Cocoon-Based Wearable Flexible Piezoresistive Sensor and Its Performance |
| title_fullStr | Flat-Silk-Cocoon-Based Wearable Flexible Piezoresistive Sensor and Its Performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Flat-Silk-Cocoon-Based Wearable Flexible Piezoresistive Sensor and Its Performance |
| title_short | Flat-Silk-Cocoon-Based Wearable Flexible Piezoresistive Sensor and Its Performance |
| title_sort | flat silk cocoon based wearable flexible piezoresistive sensor and its performance |
| topic | flat silk cocoon carbonization flexible piezoresistive sensor motion monitoring |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/16/2/295 |
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