Title :
Polyimide-based Single-walled Carbon Nanonets (SWCNNs) flexible strain sensor for bone
Author :
Huang, Ya-Ting ; Huang, Shyh-Chour ; Hsu, Chih-Chao ; Chao, Ru-Min
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Mech. & Precision Eng., Nat. Kaohsiung Univ. of Appl. Sci., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Abstract :
This paper presents a novel flexible strain sensor for real time bone strain sensing with higher resolution the current metallic foil strain gauge. The material for strain sensing is Single-walled Carbon Nanonets (SWCNNs) that encapsulated between two layers of Parylene-C, with a polyimide layer as the bone surface. All the micro-fabrication were compatible with standard IC process. The prototype has been tested with commercial strain gauge using tensile testing. The average gauge factor of the polyimide-based SWCNNs strain sensors was 7.67, with standard deviation of 0.46.
Keywords :
biomedical electronics; biosensors; bone; carbon nanotubes; flexible electronics; microfabrication; nanobiotechnology; nanoelectronics; nanosensors; patient monitoring; polymers; prosthetics; strain sensors; tensile testing; IC process; bone; flexible strain sensor; gauge factor; microfabrication; parylene-C; polyimide layer; real time bone strain sensing; single-walled carbon nanonets; tensile testing; Biomedical imaging; Bones; Capacitive sensors; Diffusion tensor imaging; Image analysis; Insulation life; Neuroimaging; Pain; Signal analysis; Tensile stress; Parylene-C; Polyimide; Single-walled Carbon Nanonets; strain gauge;
Conference_Titel :
Bioinformatics and Biomedical Technology (ICBBT), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chengdu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6775-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICBBT.2010.5479008
