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Improvement of piezoresistance properties of silicon carbide ceramics through co-doping of aluminum nitride and nitrogen [PDF]

, 2008
The piezoresistance coefficient was measured on co-doped silicon carbide ceramics. Evaluation samples of alpha-silicon carbide ceramics were first fabricated by glass capsule HIP method using powder mixture of silicon carbide and aluminum nitride with ...
Kishimoto, Akira, Hayashi, Hidetaka, Okada, Yasuyuki   +2 more
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Advances in ultrasensitive piezoresistive sensors: from conventional to flexible and stretchable applications

, 2021
The piezoresistive effect has been a dominant mechanical sensing principle that has been widely employed in a range of sensing applications. This transducing concept still receives great attention because of the huge demand for developing small, low-cost,
Nguyen, Nam-Trung, Dao, Dzung Viet, Dinh, Toan, Pham, Tuan Anh, Phan, Hoang-Phuong, Dau, Van Thanh, Nguyen, Thanh   +6 more
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A Plantar Pressure Sensing System with Balancing Sensitivity Based on Tailored MWCNTs/PDMS Composites

Micromachines, 2018
This paper presents a flexible plantar pressure sensor with a simple structure and easy accessibility, suitable for everyday use. In this study, the design, fabrication, and characteristics of both the composite and the sensor were involved. By using the
Xuefeng Zhang, Running Chai, Haitao Wang, Xiangdong Ye   +3 more
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A current-mode interface circuit for a piezoresistive pressure sensor [PDF]

, 1998
An interfacing circuit for piezoresistive pressure sensors based on CMOS current conveyors is presented. The main advantages of the proposed interfacing circuit include the use of a single piezoresistor, the capability of offset compensation, and a ...
Rubio, Carles, Bota Ferragut, Sebastián Antonio, Laopoulos, Theordore, Puig i Vidal, Manuel, Samitier i Martí, Josep, Siskos, Stilianos K.   +5 more
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Piezoresistive Tactile Sensor Discriminating Multidirectional Forces

Sensors, 2015
Flexible tactile sensors capable of detecting the magnitude and direction of the applied force together are of great interest for application in human-interactive robots, prosthetics, and bionic arms/feet.
Youngdo Jung, Duck-Gyu Lee, Jonghwa Park, Hyunhyub Ko, Hyuneui Lim   +4 more
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Comparison of Piezoresistive Monofilament Polymer Sensors

Sensors, 2014
The development of flexible polymer monofilament fiber strain sensors have many applications in both wearable computing (clothing, gloves, etc.) and robotics design (large deformation control).
Mark Melnykowycz, Birgit Koll, Dagobert Scharf, Frank Clemens   +3 more
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Two Dimensional Array of Piezoresistive Nanomechanical Membrane-Type Surface Stress Sensor (MSS) with Improved Sensitivity

Sensors, 2012
We present a new generation of piezoresistive nanomechanical Membrane-type Surface stress Sensor (MSS) chips, which consist of a two dimensional array of MSS on a single chip.
Nico F. de Rooij, Peter Vettiger, Tomonobu Nakayama, Sebastian Gautsch, Kota Shiba, Frederic Loizeau, Terunobu Akiyama, Genki Yoshikawa, Masakazu Aono   +8 more
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A Direct-Writing Approach for Fabrication of CNT/Paper-Based Piezoresistive Pressure Sensors for Airflow Sensing

Micromachines, 2021
Airflow sensor is a crucial component for monitoring environmental airflow conditions in many engineering fields, especially in the field of aerospace engineering.
Jinyan Chen, Van-Thai Tran, Hejun Du, Junshan Wang, Chao Chen   +4 more
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Force Sensor for Instrumented Patellar Prostheses: Development and Characterization

Sensors
The development of an instrumented patellar prosthesis, able to measure the contact forces at the patellofemoral joint, can significantly aid in investigating the causes of total knee arthroplasty failures due to patellar complications.
Vera Maioli, Matteo Zauli, Angelo Cappello, Luca Cristofolini   +3 more
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Piezoresistive effect of p-type silicon nanowires fabricated by a top-down process using FIB implantation and wet etching [PDF]

, 2015
The piezoresistive effect in silicon nanowires (SiNWs) has attracted a great deal of interest for NEMS devices. Most of the piezoresistive SiNWs reported in the literature were fabricated using the bottom up method or top down processes such as electron ...
Nguyen, Nam-Trung, Phan, Hoang Phuong, Dao, Dzung, Dinh, Toan, Nam-Trung, Nguyen, Zhu, Yong, Hoang-Phuong, Phan, Dao, Dzung Viet, Qamar, Afzaa, Namazu, Takahiro, Fujii, Tatsuya, Qamar, Afzaal, Kozeki, Takahiro, Phan, Hoang-Phuong   +13 more
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