Nanocomposite Flexible Pressure Sensor for Biomedical Applications
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Fachin, Fabio; Viana, J.C.; Pontes, A.J.; Rocha, L.A.; Sepulveda, A.T.; Wardle, Brian L.; Guzman de Villoria, Roberto; ... Show more Show less
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A new approach for the fabrication of flexible pressure sensors based on aligned carbon nanotubes (A-CNTs) is described in this paper. The technology is suitable for blood pressure sensors that can be attached to a stent-graft and deployed during an endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) procedure. Given the specifications of EVAR, the device should be foldable (extremely flexible) and characterized by a (very small) profile that integrates with the stent-graft cross section. A-CNTs embedded in a flexible substrate of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), a transparent, nontoxic and biocompatible silicone elastomer, are used to fabricate elements of the capacitive sensors. Fabricated prototypes validate our approach and show that CNTs/PDMS layered composites can be used to create highly flexible pressure sensors.
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2012-01Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and AstronauticsJournal
Procedia Engineering
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Elsevier
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Sepulveda, A.T., F. Fachin, R. Guzman de Villoria, B.L. Wardle, J.C. Viana, A.J. Pontes, and L.A. Rocha. “Nanocomposite Flexible Pressure Sensor for Biomedical Applications.” Procedia Engineering 25 (2011): 140–143.
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18777058