A prototype high sensitivity load cell using single walled carbon nanotube strain gauges

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 180, Issue , 2012, Pages 120-126

  Lee, Dongil ^a   Hong, Hyun Pyo ^b   Lee, Myung Jin ^b   Park, Chan Won ^c   Min, Nam Ki ^a,b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Department of Control and Instrumentation Engineering ^*  (South Korea)

^c Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Force sensors; Load cell; Microfabrication; Strain sensor; SWCNT

Indexed keywords

APPLIED STRAIN; BACKING MATERIALS; BATCH FABRICATION; CONVENTIONAL METALS; FORCE SENSOR; HIGH SENSITIVITY; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; LOAD CELLS; MICRO TECHNOLOGY; MICROFABRICATED; NOVEL STRAINS; RESISTANCE CHANGE; SPRING ELEMENT; STRAIN SENSORS; SWCNT;

ADHESION; BINOCULARS; CARBON NANOTUBES; FILMS; MICROFABRICATION; SENSORS; STRAIN GAGES;

LOADS (FORCES);

EID: 84861744155     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2012.04.015     Document Type: Article

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