Hyperelastic pressure sensing with a liquid-embedded elastomer
A hyperelastic pressure transducer is fabricated by embedding silicone rubber with microchannels of conductive liquid eutectic gallium-indium. Pressing the surface of the elastomer with pressures in the range of 0-100 kPa will deform the cross-section of underlying channels and change their electric resistance by as much as 50%. Microchannels with dimensions as small as 25 mu m are obtained with a maskless, soft lithography process that utilizes direct laser exposure. Change in electrical resistance is measured as a function of the magnitude and area of the surface pressure as well as the cross-sectional geometry, depth and relative lateral position of the embedded channel. These experimentally measured values closely match closed-form theoretical predictions derived from plane strain elasticity and contact mechanics.
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Park, Y.-L., Majidi, C., Kramer, R., Berard, P., & Wood, R. J. (2010). Hyperelastic pressure sensing with a liquid-embedded elastomer. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 20(12), Article 125029. https://doi.org/10.1088/0960-1317/20/12/125029
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