Inverted Molding with Porous Skeleton Nickel Foam for Preparing Flexible Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Pressure Sensors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Preparation of Flexible Pressure Sensor
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characteristics of the MWCNT-PDMS Composite Films
3.1.1. Conductivity of the MWCNT-PDMS Composite Films
3.1.2. Microstructure of the MWCNT-PDMS Composite Film
3.2. Perfromace Characteristics of Flexible Pressure Sensors
3.2.1. Response of the Flexible Pressure Sensors
3.2.2. Hysteresis and Stability of the Flexible Pressure Sensors
3.3. Application and Experimental Testing of the Flexible Pressure Sensors
4. Summary
4.1. Parameter Results
4.2. Measurement Results
4.3. Application Verifications
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Liao, R.; Zhao, X.; Liu, M. Inverted Molding with Porous Skeleton Nickel Foam for Preparing Flexible Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Pressure Sensors. Sensors 2023, 23, 9560. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23239560
Liao R, Zhao X, Liu M. Inverted Molding with Porous Skeleton Nickel Foam for Preparing Flexible Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Pressure Sensors. Sensors. 2023; 23(23):9560. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23239560
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiao, Ruijie, Xuhui Zhao, and Mengran Liu. 2023. "Inverted Molding with Porous Skeleton Nickel Foam for Preparing Flexible Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Pressure Sensors" Sensors 23, no. 23: 9560. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23239560