Paper-based flexible taxel device using electrical contact resistance variation for elasticity measurement on biological objects

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 4038-4044

  Shiau, Chao Cheng ^a   Liao, Ying Chih ^a   Kao, Zhen Kai ^a   Yeh, Yu Chia ^a   Lu, Yen Wen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

compressibility; electrical contact resistance; liver elasticity; Paper based; smart skin

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; ELASTICITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRICAL CONTACT RESISTANCE; FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE; MATERIAL COMPRESSIBILITY; PAPER-BASED; SMART SKIN; VARIATION MECHANISMS;

COMPRESSIBILITY; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELASTICITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 84884168819     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2013.2271422     Document Type: Article

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