Title :
Polymeric Sensors to Monitor Cockroach Locomotion
Author :
Lee, Hyungoo ; Cooper, Rodrigo ; Mika, Bartosz ; Clayton, David ; Garg, Rajesh ; González, Jorge M. ; Vinson, S. Bradleigh ; Khatri, Sunil ; Liang, Hong
Author_Institution :
Texas A&M Univ., Coll. Station
Abstract :
We have developed a method using a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) polymeric sensor to monitor the leg movements of cockroaches. The PVDF sensor was coated with gold as electrodes. It was attached to the leg of a roach. The voltage signals generated through bending directly correlate to the movement of the legs. It was found that the output voltage was a function of the degree of sensor bending caused by the movement of leg sclerites. An ex situ motorized linear stage generated similar results.
Keywords :
biomechanics; biosensors; microsensors; biological sensors; cockroach leg movements monitoring; cockroach locomotion monitoring; electrodes; polyvinylidene fluoride polymeric sensor; voltage signals; Acoustic sensors; Biosensors; Gold; Intelligent sensors; Leg; Mechanical sensors; Monitoring; Piezoelectric materials; Polymers; Voltage; Biological sensors; cockroaches; polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) sensors;
Journal_Title :
Sensors Journal, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JSEN.2007.909624
