Piezoresistive Soft Condensed Matter Sensor for Body-Mounted Vital Function Applications

A soft condensed matter sensor (SCMS) designed to measure strains on the human body is presented. The hybrid material based on carbon black (CB) and a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) was bonded to a textile elastic band and used as a sensor on the human wrist to measure hand motion by detecting the mo...

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Main Authors: Mark Melnykowycz, Michael Tschudin, Frank Clemens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-03-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/3/326