Nanoindentation in polymer nanocomposites

AM Díez-Pascual, MA Gómez-Fatou, F Ania… - Progress in Materials …, 2015 - Elsevier
This article reviews recent literature on polymer nanocomposites using advanced
indentation techniques to evaluate the surface mechanical properties down to the nanoscale …

[PDF][PDF] Survey of micro/nano filler use to improve silicone rubber for outdoor insulators

G Momen, M Farzaneh - Rev. Adv. Mater. Sci, 2011 - researchgate.net
Among the new insulating materials widely used in high-voltage outdoor insulation, silicone
rubber has received the most attention. Indeed, silicone rubbers are gaining in popularity as …

Mechanical characterization of bulk Sylgard 184 for microfluidics and microengineering

ID Johnston, DK McCluskey, CKL Tan… - Journal of …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) elastomers are extensively used for soft lithographic
replication of microstructures in microfluidic and micro-engineering applications. Elastomeric …

Hollow‐structured graphene–silicone‐composite‐based piezoresistive sensors: Decoupled property tuning and bending reliability

N Luo, Y Huang, J Liu, SC Chen, CP Wong… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A versatile flexible piezoresistive sensor should maintain high sensitivity in a wide linear
range, and provide a stable and repeatable pressure reading under bending. These …

Multi-directional strain sensor based on carbon nanotube array for human motion monitoring and gesture recognition

J He, J Feng, B Huang, W Duan, Z Chen, J Huang, B Li… - Carbon, 2024 - Elsevier
Flexible strain sensors have enormous application demands in health monitoring, soft
robotics, and artificial skin. Traditional flexible strain sensors mainly focus on identifying …

Flexible tactile sensors using screen-printed P (VDF-TrFE) and MWCNT/PDMS composites

S Khan, S Tinku, L Lorenzelli… - IEEE sensors …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents and compares two different types of screen-printed flexible and
conformable pressure sensors arrays. In both variants, the flexible pressure sensors are in …

Printed MWCNT-PDMS-composite pressure sensor system for plantar pressure monitoring in ulcer prevention

C Gerlach, D Krumm, M Illing, J Lange… - IEEE Sensors …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a low cost and flexible plantar pressure monitoring system is presented that is
suited for everyday use to prevent pressure ulcers. To define the technical specifications of …

Highly stretchable and sensitive strain sensors based on carbon nanotube–elastomer nanocomposites: the effect of environmental factors on strain sensing …

M Nankali, NM Nouri, M Navidbakhsh… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
There is an increasing demand for stretchable and wearable strain sensors because of their
potential in human motion detection, healthcare monitoring, and soft robotics. Besides their …

Piezoresistive performance characterization of strain sensitive multi-walled carbon nanotube-epoxy nanocomposites

A Sanli, A Benchirouf, C Müller, O Kanoun - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2017 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes polymer nanocomposites have attracted a significant research, which
provide interesting aspects for the realization of cost effective, highly sensitive piezoresistive …

[HTML][HTML] Optimized CNT-PDMS flexible composite for attachable health-care device

J Du, L Wang, Y Shi, F Zhang, S Hu, P Liu, A Li, J Chen - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
The CNT-PDMS composite has been widely adopted in flexible devices due to its high
elasticity, piezoresistivity, and biocompatibility. In a wide range of applications, CNT-PDMS …