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Sensors: Capacitive Soft Strain Sensors via Multicore–Shell Fiber Printing (Adv. Mater. 15/2015)
Author(s) -
Frutiger Andreas,
Muth Joseph T.,
Vogt Daniel M.,
Mengüç Yiǧit,
Campo Alexandre,
Valentine Alexander D.,
Walsh Conor J.,
Lewis Jennifer A.
Publication year - 2015
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.201570105
Subject(s) - materials science , capacitive sensing , fiber , elastomer , silicone , shell (structure) , composite material , core (optical fiber) , optoelectronics , inkwell , nanotechnology , electrical engineering , engineering
C. J. Walsh, J. A. Lewis, and co‐workers report a new method for fabricating capacitive soft strain sensors via multicore‐shell fiber printing as shown on page 2440. These fiber sensors consist of four concentric, alternating layers of ionic fluid and silicone elastomer that serve as conductive and dielectric materials, respectively. The image highlights both multicore‐shell fiber printing using model fluorescent inks as well as resulting fiber sensor and its textile integration.