DocumentCode
1281890
Title
The moving forest
Author
Dyball, Helen
Author_Institution
IET, Stevenage, UK
Volume
47
Issue
14
fYear
2011
Firstpage
786
Lastpage
786
Abstract
This paper discusses about carbon nanotube. A carbon nanotube (CNT) forest-based pressure sensor that has a nearly symmetrical response for both positive and negative gauge pressures has been unveiled. Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada created the sensor using a suspended diaphragm entirely covered with a CNT forest as a piezoresistive sensing element. Such a sensor could be used in a wide range of fields, and it is of particular interest for medical applications as the device is coated in Parylene, a biocompatible polymer.
Keywords
carbon nanotubes; diaphragms; piezoresistive devices; polymers; pressure gauges; pressure sensors; CNT; Canada; Parylene; University of British Columbia; biocompatible polymer; carbon nanotube forest; diaphragm; forest-based pressure sensor; negative gauge pressure; piezoresistive sensing element; positive gauge pressure; symmetrical response;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el.2011.1949
Filename
5961261
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