Polypyrrole-coated fabric strain sensor with high sensitivity and good stability

Xiaoyin Cheng; Yang Li; Xiaoming Tao; Hing Yee J Tsang; Mei Yi Leung; Pu Xue; Xiaoxiang Cheng; C. W M Yuen

doi:10.1109/NEMS.2006.334708

Polypyrrole-coated fabric strain sensor with high sensitivity and good stability

Xiaoyin Cheng, Yang Li, Xiaoming Tao, Hing Yee J Tsang, Mei Yi Leung, Pu Xue, Xiaoxiang Cheng, C. W M Yuen

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Abstract

The sensitivity and stability are mainly factors to hold back the practical applications of Polypyrrole coated fabrics. In this paper, a flexible fabric strain sensor with high sensitivity, good stability and large deformation is reported. It is fabricated by depositing a nano-layer (200nm to 300nm) of polypyrrole on the fabric substrate at low temperature. Thickness and morphology of the conducting thin film on the surface of the fibers were examined by scanning probe microscopy (SPM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The measurement of the conductivity change with strain shows the fabrics so prepared exhibits a high strain sensitivity of ∼160 for a deformation as large as 50%, while its good stability is indicated by a small loss of conductivity after the thermal and humidity aging tests, and supported by the slight change in conductivity and sensitivity over a storage of eighteen months. The flexible strain sensor is expected to be a promising "soft" smart material with good sensing properties in the preparation of smart garment, wearable hardware and biomedical applications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 1st IEEE International Conference on Nano Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, 1st IEEE-NEMS
Pages	1245-1249
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NEMS.2006.334708
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2006
Event	1st IEEE International Conference on Nano Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, 1st IEEE-NEMS - Zhuhai, China Duration: 18 Jan 2006 → 21 Jan 2006

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Conference	1st IEEE International Conference on Nano Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, 1st IEEE-NEMS
Country/Territory	China
City	Zhuhai
Period	18/01/06 → 21/01/06

Keywords

Fabric strain sensor
Polypyrrole
Stability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biotechnology
Materials Science (miscellaneous)

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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/2536

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Cheng, X., Li, Y., Tao, X., Tsang, H. Y. J., Leung, M. Y., Xue, P., Cheng, X., & Yuen, C. W. M. (2006). Polypyrrole-coated fabric strain sensor with high sensitivity and good stability. In Proceedings of 1st IEEE International Conference on Nano Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, 1st IEEE-NEMS (pp. 1245-1249). Article 4135172 https://doi.org/10.1109/NEMS.2006.334708

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