Polypropylene-carbon nanofiber composites as strain-gauge sensor

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2603-2609

  Rocha, Jose G ^a   Paleo, Antonio J ^a   Van Hattum, Ferrie W J ^a   Lanceros Mendez, Senentxu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Mechanical sensors; piezoresistance; piezoresistive devices; strain measurement

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL SENSORS; MECHANICAL SOLICITATIONS; PIEZORESISTANCE; PIEZORESISTIVE COEFFICIENTS; PIEZORESISTIVE DEVICES; PIEZORESISTIVE EFFECTS; PREPARATION CONDITIONS;

CARBON NANOFIBERS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; FILLED POLYMERS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; SENSORS; STRAIN GAGES; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84878785990     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2013.2252889     Document Type: Article

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