Nature-inspired structural materials for flexible electronic devices

Y Liu, K He, G Chen, WR Leow, X Chen - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Exciting advancements have been made in the field of flexible electronic devices in the last
two decades and will certainly lead to a revolution in peoples' lives in the future. However …

Wearable sweat loss measuring devices: from the role of sweat loss to advanced mechanisms and designs

B Zhong, K Jiang, L Wang, G Shen - Advanced Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Wearable sweat sensors have received significant research interest and have become
popular as sweat contains considerable health information about physiological and …

Hair flow sensors: from bio-inspiration to bio-mimicking—a review

J Tao, XB Yu - Smart Materials and Structures, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
A great many living beings, such as aquatics and arthropods, are equipped with highly
sensitive flow sensors to help them survive in challenging environments. These sensors are …

[HTML][HTML] Nitride-based materials for flexible MEMS tactile and flow sensors in robotics

C Abels, VM Mastronardi, F Guido, T Dattoma… - Sensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
The response to different force load ranges and actuation at low energies is of considerable
interest for applications of compliant and flexible devices undergoing large deformations …

Waterproof airflow sensor for seabird bio-logging using a highly sensitive differential pressure sensor and nano-hole array

H Takahashi, A Nakai, I Shimoyama - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents an airflow sensor for seabird bio-logging. Although bio-logging methods
have attracted attention in the evaluation of seabird flight performance, the airflow velocity …

Underwater artificial lateral line flow sensors

T Shizhe - Microsystem Technologies, 2014 - Springer
Biomimetics is a promising field of research in which natural processes and structures are
transferred to technical applications. The lateral line is a critical component of the fish …

Voltage–amplitude response of superharmonic resonance of second order of electrostatically actuated MEMS cantilever resonators

DI Caruntu, MA Botello… - Journal of …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper investigates the voltage–amplitude response of superharmonic resonance of
second order (order two) of alternating current (AC) electrostatically actuated …

An artificial lateral line sensor using polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane for oscillatory flow sensing

T Shizhe, W Yijin - Ieee Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Flow sensing is an essential technology used in marine science. Fish live in fluid
environments. Therefore, it is not surprising that fish have developed abilities to sense flow …

Design and fabrication of a metal core PVDF fiber for an air flow sensor

Y Bian, R Liu, X Huang, J Hong… - Smart Materials and …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
To track prey or avoid predators, many arthropods can detect variations in airflow and
pressure gradients using an array of very thin and sensitive filiform hairs. In this study, metal …

Time response characteristics of a highly sensitive barometric pressure change sensor based on MEMS piezoresistive cantilevers

R Wada, H Takahashi - Japanese journal of applied physics, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper describes the frequency characteristics of a highly sensitive barometric pressure
change sensor. Here, we propose a method to measure pressure changes based on …