Flexible PZT thin film tactile sensor for biomedical monitoring

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 5478-5492

  Tseng, Hong Jie ^a   Tian, Wei Cheng ^a   Wu, Wen Jong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biomedical; PZT thin film; Sensor; Sol gel

Indexed keywords

SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS;

ARTERIAL PULSE WAVEFORMS; BIOMEDICAL; BIOMEDICAL MONITORING; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCESSING; PULSE WAVE VELOCITY; PYROLYSIS PROCESS; PZT THIN-FILM; STAINLESS STEEL SUBSTRATES;

SENSORS;

EID: 84877656391     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s130505478     Document Type: Article

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