Strain-dependent resistance of PDMS and carbon nanotubes composite microstructures

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 590-595

  Liu, Chao Xuan ^a   Choi, Jin Woo ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs); Nanocomposite; Patterning; Strain sensor

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBLE ELASTOMERS; CARBON NANOTUBES COMPOSITES; CYCLIC LOADINGS; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; HYSTERESIS EFFECT; MECHANICAL DEFORMATION; MICRO CONTACT PRINTING; MICROPATTERNED; MULTIPLE TEST; PATTERNING; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; STRAIN SENSOR; STRAIN SENSORS; STRAIN-DEPENDENT; UNDERLYING MECHANISM;

BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRON DEVICE MANUFACTURE; MICROCHANNELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; PRINTING; RUBBER; SENSORS; STRAIN;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 77956644840     PISSN: 1536125X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2010.2060350     Document Type: Conference Paper

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