DocumentCode
959270
Title
Polymeric Sensors to Monitor Cockroach Locomotion
Author
Lee, Hyungoo ; Cooper, Rodrigo ; Mika, Bartosz ; Clayton, David ; Garg, Rajesh ; González, Jorge M. ; Vinson, S. Bradleigh ; Khatri, Sunil ; Liang, Hong
Author_Institution
Texas A&M Univ., Coll. Station
Volume
7
Issue
12
fYear
2007
Firstpage
1698
Lastpage
1702
Abstract
We have developed a method using a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) polymeric sensor to monitor the leg movements of cockroaches. The PVDF sensor was coated with gold as electrodes. It was attached to the leg of a roach. The voltage signals generated through bending directly correlate to the movement of the legs. It was found that the output voltage was a function of the degree of sensor bending caused by the movement of leg sclerites. An ex situ motorized linear stage generated similar results.
Keywords
biomechanics; biosensors; microsensors; biological sensors; cockroach leg movements monitoring; cockroach locomotion monitoring; electrodes; polyvinylidene fluoride polymeric sensor; voltage signals; Acoustic sensors; Biosensors; Gold; Intelligent sensors; Leg; Mechanical sensors; Monitoring; Piezoelectric materials; Polymers; Voltage; Biological sensors; cockroaches; polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) sensors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Sensors Journal, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1530-437X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JSEN.2007.909624
Filename
4373301
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