Porous PDMS force sensitive resistors

M.G. King; A.J. Baragwanath; M.C. Rosamond; David Wood; Andrew Gallant; J Brugger; D Briand

doi:10.1016/j.proche.2009.07.142

Porous PDMS force sensitive resistors

M.G. King, A.J. Baragwanath, M.C. Rosamond, David Wood, Andrew Gallant, J Brugger, D Briand

Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering

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Abstract

Here we present an elastomeric force sensitive resistor (FSR) made from a porous matrix of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) filled with carbon black. The fabrication process is based on the use of a low cost sacrificial sugar cube scaffold which leads to a highly porous and compressible material. By filling this porous matrix with carbon black we can achieve typical resistance changes from 20 kW to 100 W for an applied 95% compressive strain. This material is suitable for a wide variety of sensing applications which include tactile artificial skin for robotics and solvent detection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	568-571
Number of pages	4
Journal	Procedia chemistry.
Volume	1
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proche.2009.07.142
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2009

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PDMS
Force sensitive resistors
Microfabrication
Porous scaffold

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