Low-cost carbon thick-film strain sensors for implantable applications

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Gutierrez, Christian A ^a   Meng, Ellis ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSED-LOOP OPERATION; COST EFFECTIVE; EMBEDDED DEVICE; FABRICATION PROCESS; LOWER URINARY TRACT; NEURAL PROSTHETIC; PRINTABLE MATERIALS; PROOF OF CONCEPT; SILASTIC; SILICONE RUBBER; SOAK TESTING; STRAIN SENSING; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; UNI-AXIAL LOADING; URINARY BLADDER;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; PROSTHETICS; SILICONES;

SENSORS;

EID: 77957831861     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/20/9/095028     Document Type: Article

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