Deformable strain sensors based on patterned MWCNTs/polydimethylsiloxane composites

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 51, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 1505-1512

  Xu, Wenjun ^a   Allen, Mark G ^b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube nanocomposite; conductive network; elastic nanocomposite; interpenetrating networks (IPN); microstructure; multiwalled carbon nanotubes; nanotechnology; Patterning; Piezoresistive strain sensors; Structure properties relationship

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE NANOCOMPOSITES; CONDUCTIVE NETWORKS; INTERPENETRATING NETWORK (IPN); PATTERNING; STRAIN SENSORS; STRUCTURE-PROPERTIES RELATIONSHIPS;

DEPOSITION; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; ELECTROPHORESIS; MEMS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SENSORS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84884137195     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: 10990488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/polb.23361     Document Type: Article

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