ArticleCell reports. Physical science2021
Aerosol-jet-printed, conformable microfluidic force sensors.
Article in Cell reports. Physical science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Aerosol Jet Printing in Biotechnologies.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Multichannel soft microfluidic force sensors: design, characterization, and application in laparoscopy.Microsystems & nanoengineering · 2026Article
- Controllable Multimodal Actuation in Fully Printed Ultrathin Micro-Patterned Electrochemical Actuators.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2024Article
- The Use of Tactile Sensors in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: An Overview.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Efficient Focusing of Aerosol Particles in the Microchannel under Reverse External Force: A Numerical Simulation Study.Micromachines · 2023Article
- Fluidic enabled bioelectronic implants: opportunities and challenges.Journal of materials chemistry. B · 2022Review
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Abstract
Force sensors that are thin, low-cost, flexible, and compatible with commercial microelectronic chips are of great interest for use in biomedical sensing, precision surgery, and robotics. By leveraging a combination of microfluidics and capacitive sensing, we develop a thin, flexible force sensor that is conformable and robust. The sensor consists of a partially filled microfluidic channel made from a deformable material, with the channel overlaying a series of interdigitated electrodes coated with a thin, insulating polymer layer. When a force is applied to the microfluidic channel reservoir, the fluid is displaced along the channel over the electrodes, thus inducing a capacitance change proportional to the applied force. The microfluidic molds themselves are made of low-cost sacrificial materials deposited via aerosol-jet printing, which is also used to print the electrode layer. We envisage a large range of industrial and biomedical applications for this force sensor.
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