Flexible polymeric substrates for electronic applications

A Malik, B Kandasubramanian - Polymer Reviews, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The miniaturization of electronics has been following Moore's Law for decades and has
resulted in the development of sequentially evolutionized multifunctional nanoengineered …

Microfabricated tactile sensors for biomedical applications: a review

P Saccomandi, E Schena, CM Oddo, L Zollo, S Silvestri… - Biosensors, 2014 - mdpi.com
During the last decades, tactile sensors based on different sensing principles have been
developed due to the growing interest in robotics and, mainly, in medical applications …

A flexible polymer tactile sensor: Fabrication and modular expandability for large area deployment

HK Lee, SI Chang, E Yoon - Journal of microelectromechanical …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we propose and demonstrate a modular expandable capacitive tactile sensor
using polydimethylsiloxsane (PDMS) elastomer. A sensor module consists of 16times16 …

A polymer-based flexible tactile sensor for both normal and shear load detections and its application for robotics

ES Hwang, J Seo, YJ Kim - Journal of microelectromechanical …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes and demonstrates a novel flexible tactile sensor for both normal and
shear load detections. For the realization of the sensor, polyimide and polydimethylsiloxane …

Force and slip detection with direct-write compliant tactile sensors using multi-walled carbon nanotube/polymer composites

M Vatani, ED Engeberg, JW Choi - Sensors and Actuators A: physical, 2013 - Elsevier
A mechanically compliant tactile sensor has been developed through direct-write (DW)
deposition of a flexible conductive nanocomposite embedded between flexible polyurethane …

Suture breakage warning system for robotic surgery

A Abiri, SJ Askari, A Tao, YY Juo, Y Dai… - IEEE Transactions …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As robotic surgery has increased in popularity, the lack of haptic feedback has become a
growing issue due to the application of excessive forces that may lead to clinical problems …

A three-axis high-resolution capacitive tactile imager system based on floating comb electrodes

R Surapaneni, Q Guo, Y Xie, DJ Young… - Journal of …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the design, fabrication and testing of a high-resolution 169-sensing cell
capacitive flexible tactile imager (FTI) for normal and shear stress measurement as an …

Neural responses to electrical stimulation on patterned silk films

M Hronik‐Tupaj, WK Raja… - … research Part A, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Peripheral nerve injury is a critical issue for patients with trauma. Following injury,
incomplete axon regeneration or misguided axon innervation into tissue will result in loss of …

Multi-walled carbon nanotube filled conductive elastomers: materials and application to micro transducers

J Engel, J Chen, N Chen, S Pandya… - 19th IEEE International …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We report a detailed study investigating the use of multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT)
filled elastomers to enable sensitive and yet robust MEMS devices. This work is contrasted …

MEMS-based flexible force sensor for tri-axial catheter contact force measurement

HJ Pandya, J Sheng, JP Desai - Journal of …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a significant healthcare problem caused by the uneven and rapid
discharge of electrical signals from pulmonary veins (PVs). The technique of radiofrequency …