Flexible tactile sensor for tissue elasticity measurements

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1226-1233

  Peng, Peng ^a   Rajamani, Rajesh ^a   Erdman, Arthur G ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacitive sensor; Flexible; Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS); Tactile sensor; Tissue elasticity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE ELEMENTS; CAPACITIVE SENSOR; ELASTICITY MEASUREMENT; ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; FABRICATED SENSORS; FORCE SENSING; IN-VIVO; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; SENSING MEMBRANES; SENSING RESOLUTION; STRUCTURAL MATERIALS; TACTILE SENSING; TACTILE SENSORS; TARGETED OBJECTS; TISSUE ELASTICITY;

BUILDING MATERIALS; CAPACITANCE; CAPACITORS; DIAPHRAGMS; ELASTICITY; MICROCHANNELS; SILICONES; TISSUE;

SENSORS;

EID: 71549127721     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2009.2034391     Document Type: Article

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