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A Spider‐Web‐Like Highly Expandable Sensor Network for Multifunctional Materials
Author(s) -
Lanzara Giulia,
Salowitz Nathan,
Guo Zhiqiang,
Chang FuKuo
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201000661
Subject(s) - microscale chemistry , materials science , rigidity (electromagnetism) , nanotechnology , spider , computer science , world wide web , composite material , biology , zoology , mathematics education , mathematics
A multiscale method that allows a noninvasive and precise integration of thousands of nano‐ or microscale electronic devices into large macroscopic materials or structures of any 3D shape and rigidity is demonstrated. An array of microsensors (for strain and temperature) is built on a spider‐web‐like, highly expandable and flexible polyimide substrate that is engineered in such a way as to allow unique area dilatations.