3D Printing of Highly Conductive Nanocomposites for the Functional Optimization of Liquid Sensors

Kambiz Chizari; Mohamed Amine Daoud; Anil Raj Ravindran; Daniel Therriault

doi:10.1002/smll.201601695

3D Printing of Highly Conductive Nanocomposites for the Functional Optimization of Liquid Sensors

Small. 2016 Nov;12(44):6076-6082. doi: 10.1002/smll.201601695. Epub 2016 Sep 14.

Authors

Kambiz Chizari¹, Mohamed Amine Daoud¹, Anil Raj Ravindran¹, Daniel Therriault¹

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory for Multiscale Mechanics (LM2), Center for Applied Research on Polymers (CREPEC), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, Montréal, QC, H3C 3A7, Canada.

PMID: 27624576
DOI: 10.1002/smll.201601695

Abstract

The utilization of 3D printing of highly conductive (σ ≈ 2350 S m^-1 ) polymer composite structures for the functional optimization of scaffold-shaped liquid sensors is demonstrated. This study can open the pathway of the application of 3D printing of conductive composites for optimization of structures useful for various applications such as smart sensors in textile or in the field of electronics.

Keywords: 3D printing; carbon nanotubes; conductive composites; liquid sensors; polylactic acid.