scholarly journals A Soft Wearable and Fully-Textile Piezoresistive Sensor for Plantar Pressure Capturing

Micromachines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Yongsong Tan ◽  
Kamen Ivanov ◽  
Zhanyong Mei ◽  
Hui Li ◽  
Huihui Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plantar Pressure ◽  
Printed Circuit Board ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Circuit Board ◽  
Plantar Pressure Distribution ◽  
Piezoresistive Sensor ◽  
Flexible Printed Circuit ◽  
Circuit Electrode ◽  
Force Range

The trends of wearable health monitoring systems have led to growing demands for gait-capturing devices. However, comfortability and durability under repeated stress are still challenging to achieve in existing sensor-enabled footwear. Herein, a flexible textile piezoresistive sensor (TPRS) consisting of a reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-cotton) fabric electrode and an Ag fabric circuit electrode is proposed. Based on the mechanical and electrical properties of the two fabric electrodes, the TPRS exhibits superior sensing performance, with a high sensitivity of 3.96 kPa-1 in the lower pressure range of 0–36 kPa, wide force range (0–100 kPa), fast response time (170 ms), remarkable durability stability (1000 cycles) and detection ability in different pressures ranges. For the prac-tical application of capturing plantar pressure, six TPRSs were mounted on a flexible printed circuit board and integrated into an insole. The dynamic plantar pressure distribution during walking was derived in the form of pressure maps. The proposed fully-textile piezoresistive sensor is a strong candidate for next-generation plantar pressure wearable monitoring devices.

scholarly journals A Soft Wearable and Full Textile Piezoresistive Sensor for Plantar Pressure Capturing

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongsong Tan ◽  
Kamen Ivanov ◽  
Zhanyong Mei ◽  
Hui Li ◽  
Ludwig Lubich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plantar Pressure ◽  
Printed Circuit Board ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Circuit Board ◽  
Plantar Pressure Distribution ◽  
Piezoresistive Sensor ◽  
Flexible Printed Circuit ◽  
Circuit Electrode ◽  
Force Range

Abstract The trends of health wearable monitoring system have led to growing demands for gait capturing device. The comfortability and durability under repeated stress in the existing sensor-enabled footwear are still problems. Herein, a flexible textile piezoresistive sensor (TPRS) consisting of rG-cotton fabric electrode and Ag fabric circuit electrode is prepared. Based on the mechanical and electrical properties of two fabric electrodes, the TPRS exhibits superior sensing performance, which includes high sensitivity of 3.96kPa-1 in the lower pressure range of 0-36kPa, wide force range (0-800 kPa), fast response time (170 ms), remarkable durability stability (1000 cycles) and dection ability in differrent pressures. For practical application of capturing plantar pressure, six TPRSs are mounted on a flexible printed circuit board and integrated into an insole. The dynamic plantar pressure distribution is displayed through drawing the pressure maps during walking. The proposed full textile piezoresistive sensor is a strong candidate for next-generation plantar pressure wearables monitoring device.

scholarly journals A Self-Powered Nanogenerator for the Electrical Protection of Integrated Circuits from Trace Amounts of Liquid

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhuang Hui ◽  
Ming Xiao ◽  
Daozhi Shen ◽  
Jiayun Feng ◽  
Peng Peng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Circuits ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Printed Circuit Board ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Circuit Board ◽  
Self Powered

Abstract With the increase in the use of electronic devices in many different environments, a need has arisen for an easily implemented method for the rapid, sensitive detection of liquids in the vicinity of electronic components. In this work, a high-performance power generator that combines carbon nanoparticles and TiO2 nanowires has been fabricated by sequential electrophoretic deposition (EPD). The open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current of a single generator are found to exceed 0.7 V and 100 μA when 6 μL of water was applied. The generator is also found to have a stable and reproducible response to other liquids. An output voltage of 0.3 V was obtained after 244, 876, 931, and 184 μs, on exposure of the generator to 6 μL of water, ethanol, acetone, and methanol, respectively. The fast response time and high sensitivity to liquids show that the device has great potential for the detection of small quantities of liquid. In addition, the simple easily implemented sequential EPD method ensures the high mechanical strength of the device. This compact, reliable device provides a new method for the sensitive, rapid detection of extraneous liquids before they can impact the performance of electronic circuits, particularly those on printed circuit board.

scholarly journals Flexible Printed Circuit Board as Novel Electrodes for Acoustofluidic Devices

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Chao Sun ◽  
Roman Mikhaylov ◽  
Yongqing Fu ◽  
Fangda Wu ◽  
Hanlin Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Printed Circuit Board ◽  
Circuit Board ◽  
Printed Circuit ◽  
Flexible Printed Circuit

Optimized Positional Compensation Parameters for Exposure Machine for Flexible Printed Circuit Board

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1366-1377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinn-Tsong Tsai ◽  
Chorng-Tyan Lin ◽  
Cheng-Chung Chang ◽  
Jyh-Horng Chou
Keyword(s):  
Printed Circuit Board ◽  
Circuit Board ◽  
Printed Circuit ◽  
Flexible Printed Circuit

Hybrid Fabrication of LED Matrix Display on Multilayer Flexible Printed Circuit Board

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thanh Huy Phung ◽  
Jaehyeong Jeong ◽  
Anton Nailevich Gafurov ◽  
Inyoung Kim ◽  
Sung Yong Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Printed Circuit Board ◽  
Circuit Board ◽  
Printed Circuit ◽  
Flexible Printed Circuit ◽  
Led Matrix

Superconducting Multilayer High-Density Flexible Printed Circuit Board for Very High Thermal Resistance Interconnections

2018 ◽  
Vol 193 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 578-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xavier de la Broïse ◽  
Alain Le Coguie ◽  
Jean-Luc Sauvageot ◽  
Claude Pigot ◽  
Xavier Coppolani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Resistance ◽  
Printed Circuit Board ◽  
High Density ◽  
Circuit Board ◽  
Printed Circuit ◽  
Flexible Printed Circuit ◽  
High Thermal Resistance ◽  
Very High

scholarly journals A Diffusor/Nozzle Pump Based on a Magnetically Actuated Flexible PCB Diaphragm

Proceedings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (13) ◽  
pp. 1077
Author(s):  
Marcus A. Hintermüller ◽  
Bernhard Jakoby
Keyword(s):  
Printed Circuit Board ◽  
Microfluidic Channel ◽  
Circuit Board ◽  
Fabrication Method ◽  
Flexible Membrane ◽  
Printed Circuit ◽  
Magnetically Actuated ◽  
Lorentz Forces ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Flexible Printed Circuit

We present a valveless microfluidic pump utilizing an oscillating membrane made from a flexible printed circuit board. The microfluidic channel is fabricated by a 3D printing process and features diffuser/nozzle structures to obtain a directed flow; the flexible membrane is bonded to the channel. The membrane is actuated via Lorentz forces to accomplish out-of-plane motions and push the fluid through the channel. A permanent magnet provides the static magnetic field required for the actuation. The simple fabrication method can potentially be used for inexpensive mass fabrication for disposable devices.

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