A Stretchable and Highly Sensitive Graphene-Based Fiber for Sensing Tensile Strain, Bending, and Torsion

Yin Cheng; Ranran Wang; Jing Sun; Lian Gao

doi:10.1002/adma.201503558

A Stretchable and Highly Sensitive Graphene-Based Fiber for Sensing Tensile Strain, Bending, and Torsion

Adv Mater. 2015 Dec 2;27(45):7365-71. doi: 10.1002/adma.201503558. Epub 2015 Oct 19.

Authors

Yin Cheng¹, Ranran Wang¹, Jing Sun¹, Lian Gao¹

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China.

PMID: 26479040
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201503558

Abstract

Wearable sensors are increasingly finding their way into applications of kinesthetic sensing, personal health monitoring, and smart prosthetics/robotics. A graphene-based composite fiber sensor with a "compression spring" structure is fabricated, featuring the ability of detecting multiple kinds of deformation. This fiber sensor is integrated into wearable sensors for monitoring human activities and intricate movements of robotics successfully.

Keywords: compression spring structures; fiber sensors; graphene-based; stretchable; wearable.