Comprehensive characterization of large piezoresistive variation of Ni-PDMS composites

Applied Mechanics and Materials

Volumn 110-116, Issue , 2012, Pages 1336-1344

  Canavese, Giancarlo ^a   Lombardi, Mariangela ^a   Stassi, Stefano ^b   Pirri, Candido F ^b  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Piezoresistivity; Polymer metal composite; Quantum tunneling; Robot sensing skin; Tactile sensor

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE SAMPLES; CONDUCTIVE FILLERS; COST-EFFICIENT; ELASTOMERIC MATRICES; FILLER CONTENTS; HARSH ENVIRONMENT; METAL-POLYMER COMPOSITES; NANO-STRUCTURED; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PIEZO-RESISTIVE; PIEZORESISTIVITY; POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITE; PROCESS PARAMETERS; QUANTUM TUNNELING; QUANTUM TUNNELLING; SENSING COATING; SPACE ROBOTICS; TACTILE SENSORS; UNIAXIAL LOAD;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; ELECTRON TUNNELING; FILLED POLYMERS; FILLERS; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MICROCHANNELS; POLYMERS; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS; SENSORS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 81255211315     PISSN: 16609336     EISSN: 16627482     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.110-116.1336     Document Type: Conference Paper

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