• 文献标题:   A Graphene-Based Flexible Pressure Sensor with Applications to Plantar Pressure Measurement and Gait Analysis
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LOU CG, WANG S, LIANG T, PANG CY, HUANG L, RUN MT, LIU XL
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, flexible textile, pressure sensor, foot plantar, gait analysi
  • 出版物名称:   MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   1996-1944
  • 通讯作者地址:   Hebei Univ
  • 被引频次:   18
  • DOI:   10.3390/ma10091068
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

In the present study, we propose and develop a flexible pressure sensor based on the piezoresistive effect of multilayer graphene films on polyester textile. The pressure response results from the deformation of graphene conductive network structure and the changes in resistance. Here, we show that the graphene pressure sensor can achieve a sensitivity value of 0.012 kPa(-1), the measurement range can be as high as 800 kPa, and the response time can reach to 50 ms. Subsequently, a stable in-shoe wireless plantar pressure measurement system is developed and dynamic pressure distribution is acquired in real-time. Overall, the graphene textile pressure sensor has the advantage of wide dynamic range, flexibility and comfort, which provides the high possibility for footwear evaluation, clinical gait analysis and pathological foot diagnosis.