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Environmentally Friendly Flexible Strain Sensor from Waste Cotton Fabrics and Natural Rubber Latex.
- Source :
- Polymers (20734360); Mar2019, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p404-404, 1p, 2 Color Photographs, 1 Diagram, 6 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- A green approach was successfully developed to fabricate flexible sensors by utilizing carbonized waste cotton fabrics in combination with natural rubber latex. Waste cotton fabrics were firstly carbonized by heat treatment in the nitrogen atmosphere before they were combined with natural rubber latex using three methods, i.e., vacuum bagging, negative pressure adsorption and drop coating. After impregnation with natural rubber, the carbonized cotton maintained the fabric structure and showed good conductivity. More importantly, the electric resistance of the textile composites changed with the tensile strain. The cyclic stretching-releasing tests indicated that the prepared wearable flexible strain sensors were sensitive to strain and stable under cyclic loading. The flexible strain sensor also demonstrated the capability of monitoring human finger and arm motion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- RUBBER
COTTON textiles
STRAIN sensors
LATEX
ELECTRIC resistance
HEAT treatment
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20734360
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Polymers (20734360)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 135682932
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11030404