Printed Flexible Sensors: Fabrication, Characterization and Implementation (Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation Book 33)

This book presents recent advances in the design, fabrication and implementation of flexible printed sensors. It explores a range of materials for developing the electrode and substrate parts of the sensors, on the basis of their electrical and mechanical characteristics. The sensors were processed using laser cutting and 3D printing techniques, and the sensors developed were employed in a number of healthcare, environmental and industrial applications, including: monitoring of physiological movements, respiration, salinity and nitrate measurement, and tactile sensing. The type of sensor selected for each application depended on its dimensions, robustness and sensitivity. The sensors fabricated were also embedded in an IoT-based system, allowing them to be integrated into real-time applications. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Introduction (Anindya Nag, Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay, Jurgen Kosel)....Pages 1-15 Literature Review (Anindya Nag, Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay, Jurgen Kosel)....Pages 17-81 Interdigitated Sensing and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (Anindya Nag, Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay, Jurgen Kosel)....Pages 83-89 Carbon Nanotubes-Polydimethylsiloxane Sensor (Anindya Nag, Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay, Jurgen Kosel)....Pages 91-114 Aluminium-Polyethylene Terephthalate Sensor (Anindya Nag, Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay, Jurgen Kosel)....Pages 115-128 Graphite-Polyimide Sensor (Anindya Nag, Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay, Jurgen Kosel)....Pages 129-168 Graphite-Polydimethylsiloxane Sensor (Anindya Nag, Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay, Jurgen Kosel)....Pages 169-192 Conclusion, Challenges and Future Work (Anindya Nag, Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay, Jurgen Kosel)....Pages 193-198