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Sensors: Mimosa‐Inspired Design of a Flexible Pressure Sensor with Touch Sensitivity (Small 16/2015)
Author(s) -
Su Bin,
Gong Shu,
Ma Zheng,
Yap Lim Wei,
Cheng Wenlong
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201570093
Subject(s) - scalability , fabrication , sensitivity (control systems) , pressure sensor , nanotechnology , materials science , pressure sensitive , molding (decorative) , computer science , mechanical engineering , engineering , electronic engineering , composite material , medicine , alternative medicine , adhesive , pathology , layer (electronics) , database
A new bioinspired strategy to fabricate flexible pressure sensors with touch sensitivity is reported by B. Su, W. Cheng, and co‐workers on page 1886. Inspired by mimosa ‐ a plant can close its leaves under external stimuli ‐ a simple, efficient, low‐cost, and scalable direct‐molding method is proposed to yield sensitive pressure sensors, leading to the fabrication of artificial touch‐sensing “mimosa leaves”. This mimosa‐inspired approach opens a new route to fabricating flexible pressure sensors in a cost‐effective and scalable manner.