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Possanzini L, Tessarolo M, Mazzocchetti L, et al. Impact of Fabric Properties on Textile Pressure Sensors Performance. Sensors (Basel). 2019;19(21)doi: 10.3390/s19214686.
Possanzini, L., Tessarolo, M., Mazzocchetti, L., Campari, E. G., & Fraboni, B. (2019). Impact of Fabric Properties on Textile Pressure Sensors Performance. Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 19(21), . https://doi.org/10.3390/s19214686
Possanzini, Luca, et al. "Impact of Fabric Properties on Textile Pressure Sensors Performance." Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) vol. 19,21 (2019). doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/s19214686
Possanzini L, Tessarolo M, Mazzocchetti L, Campari EG, Fraboni B. Impact of Fabric Properties on Textile Pressure Sensors Performance. Sensors (Basel). 2019 Oct 28;19(21). doi: 10.3390/s19214686. PMID: 31661929; PMCID: PMC6864692.
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Sensors (Basel). 2019 Oct 28;19(21). doi: 10.3390/s19214686.

Impact of Fabric Properties on Textile Pressure Sensors Performance.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

Luca Possanzini, Marta Tessarolo, Laura Mazzocchetti, Enrico Gianfranco Campari, Beatrice Fraboni

Affiliations

  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
  2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
  3. Department of Industrial Chemistry, University of Bologna, Via Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
  4. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
  5. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].

PMID: 31661929 PMCID: PMC6864692 DOI: 10.3390/s19214686

Abstract

In recent years, wearable technologies have attracted great attention in physical and chemical sensing applications. Wearable pressure sensors with high sensitivity in low pressure range (<10 kPa) allow touch detection for human-computer interaction and the development of artificial hands for handling objects. Conversely, pressure sensors that perform in a high pressure range (up to 100 kPa), can be used to monitor the foot pressure distribution, the hand stress during movements of heavy weights or to evaluate the cyclist's pressure pattern on a bicycle saddle. Recently, we developed a fully textile pressure sensor based on a conductive polymer, with simple fabrication and scalable features. In this paper, we intend to provide an extensive description on how the mechanical properties of several fabrics and different piezoresistive ink formulation may have an impact in the sensor's response during a dynamic operation mode. These results highlight the complexity of the system due to the presence of various parameters such as the fabric used, the conductive polymer solution, the operation mode and the desired pressure range. Furthermore, this work can lead to a protocol for new improvements and optimizations useful for adapting textile pressure sensors to a large variety of applications.

Keywords: PEDOT:PSS; dynamic mode; e-textile; textile pressure sensor

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