TY - JOUR
T1 - Auxetic Foam-Based Contact-Mode Triboelectric Nanogenerator with Highly Sensitive Self-Powered Strain Sensing Capabilities to Monitor Human Body Movement
AU - Zhang, Steven L.
AU - Lai, Ying-Chih
AU - He, Xu
AU - Liu, Ruiyuan
AU - Zi, Yunlong
AU - Wang, Zhong Lin
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledgements: This research was supported by the KAUST and the Hightower Chair foundation, and the “thousands talents” program for pioneer researcher and his innovation team, China.
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.
PY - 2017/5/15
Y1 - 2017/5/15
N2 - The first contact-mode triboelectric self-powered strain sensor using an auxetic polyurethane foam, conductive fabric, and polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) is fabricated. Utilizing the auxetic properties of the polyurethane foam, the auxetic polyurethane foam would expand into the PTFE when the foam is stretched, causing contact electrification. Due to a larger contact area between the PTFE and the foam as the foam is stretched, this device can serve effectively as a strain sensor. The sensitivity of this method is explored, and this sensor has the highest sensitivity in all triboelectric nanogenerator devices that are used previously as a strain sensor. Different applications of this strain sensor are shown, and this sensor can be used as a human body monitoring system, self-powered scale to measure weight, and a seat belt to measure body movements inside a car seat.
AB - The first contact-mode triboelectric self-powered strain sensor using an auxetic polyurethane foam, conductive fabric, and polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) is fabricated. Utilizing the auxetic properties of the polyurethane foam, the auxetic polyurethane foam would expand into the PTFE when the foam is stretched, causing contact electrification. Due to a larger contact area between the PTFE and the foam as the foam is stretched, this device can serve effectively as a strain sensor. The sensitivity of this method is explored, and this sensor has the highest sensitivity in all triboelectric nanogenerator devices that are used previously as a strain sensor. Different applications of this strain sensor are shown, and this sensor can be used as a human body monitoring system, self-powered scale to measure weight, and a seat belt to measure body movements inside a car seat.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/624953
UR - http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/adfm.201606695
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85019209376&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/adfm.201606695
DO - 10.1002/adfm.201606695
M3 - Article
SN - 1616-301X
VL - 27
SP - 1606695
JO - Advanced Functional Materials
JF - Advanced Functional Materials
IS - 25
ER -