Thin flexible pressure sensor array based on carbon black/silicone rubber nanocomposite

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1130-1135

  Wang, Luheng ^a   Ding, Tianhuai ^b   Wang, Peng ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon black; Piezoresistance; Polymer composite; Sensors

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE PATHS; KEY TECHNOLOGIES; MEASUREMENT DEVIATIONS; MEASUREMENT RANGE; PIEZO-RESISTIVE; PIEZORESISTANCE; POLYMER COMPOSITE; RUBBER NANOCOMPOSITES; SENSOR SYSTEMS; TECHNICAL DATA;

CARBON BLACK; NANOCOMPOSITES; RUBBER; SENSOR ARRAYS; SENSORS;

PRESSURE SENSORS;

EID: 76649112465     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2009.2026467     Document Type: Article

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