Novel Smart Wearable Sensors Based on PVDF Reinforced With CNTs for Human Motion Monitoring
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| Titel: | Novel Smart Wearable Sensors Based on PVDF Reinforced With CNTs for Human Motion Monitoring |
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| Autoren: | Víctor Díaz Mena, Xoan Xosé F. Sánchez Romate, David Martínez Díaz, María Sánchez Martínez, Alejandro Ureña Fernández |
| Quelle: | BURJC-Digital. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Universidad Rey Juan Carlos |
| Verlagsinformationen: | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2024. |
| Publikationsjahr: | 2024 |
| Schlagwörter: | Strain sensors, Smart materials, Electrical properties, Nanoparticles, Healthcare Monitoring, 7. Clean energy |
| Beschreibung: | Wearable strain sensors based on Poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) reinforced with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) dispersed with Triton surfactant by solvent casting are proposed. The analysis of the electrical response shows that the conductivity increases with CNT content, as expected, whereas the addition of a high content of surfactant is more efficient at low CNT contents as it forms a more efficient electrical network. An AC analysis with Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy was carried out, where the variation in R int /R tunnel ratio with CNT and surfactant content was analyzed. This ratio shows when the electrical pathway is saturated and the electrical transport occurs mainly through the aggregates, or when the tunneling mechanism starts to take relevance. Electromechanical analysis under tensile loading shows that the sensitivity increases with decreasing the CNT content, reaching gauge factor (GF) values of around 10 4 at 80-90 % strain level, higher than most of the research found in the literature. Furthermore, the electrical response under cycling loading shows similar peak and base values between consecutive cycles in a medium-term response, highlighting the robustness of the sensors. Finally, the sensors are subjected to a proof-of-concept test for finger and elbow movement monitoring, where a good agreement between the electrical and mechanical response is observed, demonstrating the applicability of the proposed materials for monitoring medium and large human movements. 10.13039/501100007511-Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Grant Number: Ref. 2986, SMARTSENS) 10.13039/501100011033-Agencia Estatal de Investigaci?n (Grant Number: Project MULTISENS, PID2022-136636OB-I00) |
| Publikationsart: | Article |
| Dateibeschreibung: | application/pdf |
| ISSN: | 2379-9153 1530-437X |
| DOI: | 10.1109/jsen.2024.3381550 |
| Zugangs-URL: | https://hdl.handle.net/10115/32228 |
| Rights: | CC BY |
| Dokumentencode: | edsair.doi.dedup.....25ef54dc8eb40aa555f9f9b580b3fe2c |
| Datenbank: | OpenAIRE |
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Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | Wearable strain sensors based on Poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) reinforced with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) dispersed with Triton surfactant by solvent casting are proposed. The analysis of the electrical response shows that the conductivity increases with CNT content, as expected, whereas the addition of a high content of surfactant is more efficient at low CNT contents as it forms a more efficient electrical network. An AC analysis with Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy was carried out, where the variation in R int /R tunnel ratio with CNT and surfactant content was analyzed. This ratio shows when the electrical pathway is saturated and the electrical transport occurs mainly through the aggregates, or when the tunneling mechanism starts to take relevance. Electromechanical analysis under tensile loading shows that the sensitivity increases with decreasing the CNT content, reaching gauge factor (GF) values of around 10 4 at 80-90 % strain level, higher than most of the research found in the literature. Furthermore, the electrical response under cycling loading shows similar peak and base values between consecutive cycles in a medium-term response, highlighting the robustness of the sensors. Finally, the sensors are subjected to a proof-of-concept test for finger and elbow movement monitoring, where a good agreement between the electrical and mechanical response is observed, demonstrating the applicability of the proposed materials for monitoring medium and large human movements.<br />10.13039/501100007511-Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Grant Number: Ref. 2986, SMARTSENS) 10.13039/501100011033-Agencia Estatal de Investigaci?n (Grant Number: Project MULTISENS, PID2022-136636OB-I00) |
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| ISSN: | 23799153 1530437X |
| DOI: | 10.1109/jsen.2024.3381550 |