Nanocomposite Flexible Pressure Sensor for Biomedical Applications
A new approach for the fabrication of flexible pressure sensors based on aligned carbon nanotubes (A-CNTs) is described in this paper. The technology is suitable for blood pressure sensors that can be attached to a stent-graft and deployed during an endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) procedure. Giv...
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| author | Fachin, Fabio Viana, J.C. Pontes, A.J. Rocha, L.A. Sepulveda, A.T. Wardle, Brian L. Guzman de Villoria, Roberto |
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| author_facet | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Fachin, Fabio Viana, J.C. Pontes, A.J. Rocha, L.A. Sepulveda, A.T. Wardle, Brian L. Guzman de Villoria, Roberto |
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| description | A new approach for the fabrication of flexible pressure sensors based on aligned carbon nanotubes (A-CNTs) is described in this paper. The technology is suitable for blood pressure sensors that can be attached to a stent-graft and deployed during an endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) procedure. Given the specifications of EVAR, the device should be foldable (extremely flexible) and characterized by a (very small) profile that integrates with the stent-graft cross section. A-CNTs embedded in a flexible substrate of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), a transparent, nontoxic and biocompatible silicone elastomer, are used to fabricate elements of the capacitive sensors. Fabricated prototypes validate our approach and show that CNTs/PDMS layered composites can be used to create highly flexible pressure sensors. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/922572022-10-01T18:52:09Z Nanocomposite Flexible Pressure Sensor for Biomedical Applications Fachin, Fabio Viana, J.C. Pontes, A.J. Rocha, L.A. Sepulveda, A.T. Wardle, Brian L. Guzman de Villoria, Roberto Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Wardle, Brian L. Fachin, Fabio Guzman de Villoria, Roberto A new approach for the fabrication of flexible pressure sensors based on aligned carbon nanotubes (A-CNTs) is described in this paper. The technology is suitable for blood pressure sensors that can be attached to a stent-graft and deployed during an endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) procedure. Given the specifications of EVAR, the device should be foldable (extremely flexible) and characterized by a (very small) profile that integrates with the stent-graft cross section. A-CNTs embedded in a flexible substrate of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), a transparent, nontoxic and biocompatible silicone elastomer, are used to fabricate elements of the capacitive sensors. Fabricated prototypes validate our approach and show that CNTs/PDMS layered composites can be used to create highly flexible pressure sensors. Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (MIT-PT/EDAM-EMD/0007/2008) NECST Consortium 2014-12-10T18:32:49Z 2014-12-10T18:32:49Z 2012-01 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 18777058 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/92257 Sepulveda, A.T., F. Fachin, R. Guzman de Villoria, B.L. Wardle, J.C. Viana, A.J. Pontes, and L.A. Rocha. “Nanocomposite Flexible Pressure Sensor for Biomedical Applications.” Procedia Engineering 25 (2011): 140–143. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3530-5819 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2011.12.035 Procedia Engineering Creative Commons Attribution http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ application/pdf Elsevier Elsevier |
| spellingShingle | Fachin, Fabio Viana, J.C. Pontes, A.J. Rocha, L.A. Sepulveda, A.T. Wardle, Brian L. Guzman de Villoria, Roberto Nanocomposite Flexible Pressure Sensor for Biomedical Applications |
| title | Nanocomposite Flexible Pressure Sensor for Biomedical Applications |
| title_full | Nanocomposite Flexible Pressure Sensor for Biomedical Applications |
| title_fullStr | Nanocomposite Flexible Pressure Sensor for Biomedical Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nanocomposite Flexible Pressure Sensor for Biomedical Applications |
| title_short | Nanocomposite Flexible Pressure Sensor for Biomedical Applications |
| title_sort | nanocomposite flexible pressure sensor for biomedical applications |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/92257 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3530-5819 |
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