Triple-State Liquid-Based Microfluidic Tactile Sensor with High Flexibility, Durability, and Sensitivity

ACS Sensors

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 543-551

  Yeo, Joo Chuan ^a,b,c   Kenry, ^a,b,d   Yu, Jiahao ^b   Loh, Kian Ping ^b,d   Wang, Zhiping ^c   Lim, Chwee Teck ^b,d,e  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^d National University of Singapore   (Singapore)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

eutectic gallium indium (eGaIn); flexible microfluidics; liquid metallic alloy; liquid state wearable device; resistive sensing; tactile sensor

Indexed keywords

DURABILITY; LIQUIDS; MICROFLUIDICS; PLASTIC BOTTLES; SILICONES;

EUTECTIC GALLIUM INDIUMS (EGAIN); FLEXIBLE MICROFLUIDICS; LIQUID METALLIC ALLOYS; RESISTIVE SENSING; TACTILE SENSORS; WEARABLE DEVICES;

WEARABLE SENSORS;

EID: 85026413842     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23793694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.6b00115     Document Type: Article

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