• 文献标题:   An intelligent artificial throat with sound-sensing ability based on laser induced graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   TAO LQ, TIAN H, LIU Y, JU ZY, PANG Y, CHEN YQ, WANG DY, TIAN XG, YAN JC, DENG NQ, YANG Y, REN TL
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  • 出版物名称:   NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
  • ISSN:   2041-1723
  • 通讯作者地址:   Tsinghua Univ
  • 被引频次:   87
  • DOI:   10.1038/ncomms14579
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

Traditional sound sources and sound detectors are usually independent and discrete in the human hearing range. To minimize the device size and integrate it with wearable electronics, there is an urgent requirement of realizing the functional integration of generating and detecting sound in a single device. Here we show an intelligent laser-induced graphene artificial throat, which can not only generate sound but also detect sound in a single device. More importantly, the intelligent artificial throat will significantly assist for the disabled, because the simple throat vibrations such as hum, cough and scream with different intensity or frequency from a mute person can be detected and converted into controllable sounds. Furthermore, the laser-induced graphene artificial throat has the advantage of one-step fabrication, high efficiency, excellent flexibility and low cost, and it will open practical applications in voice control, wearable electronics and many other areas.