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ArticlePolymers2022

Facile Fabrication of a Bio-Inspired Leaf Vein-Based Ultra-Sensitive Humidity Sensor with a Hygroscopic Polymer.

Pin-Hsuan Li, Govindasamy Madhaiyan, Ying-Yi Shin, Hsu-Yang Tsai, Hsin-Fei Meng, Sheng-Fu Horng, Hsiao-Wen Zan

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Article in Polymers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pin-Hsuan LiDepartment of Photonics, Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming Chaio Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-0775-242X
Govindasamy MadhaiyanInstitute of Physics, National Yang Ming Chaio Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan.
Ying-Yi ShinDepartment of Photonics, Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming Chaio Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan.
Hsu-Yang TsaiDepartment of Photonics, Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming Chaio Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan.
Hsin-Fei MengInstitute of Physics, National Yang Ming Chaio Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan.
Sheng-Fu HorngDepartment of Electrical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan.
Hsiao-Wen ZanDepartment of Photonics, Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming Chaio Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan.
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWNational Tsing Hua University · TW

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in Taiwan MOST (110-2221-E-007-117), MOST (110-2221-E-A49-008), MOST (109-2221-E-009-156-MY2)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bio-inspired materials have received significant interest in the development of flexible electronics due to their natural grid structures, especially natural leaf vein networks. In this work, a bio-inspired leaf vein-based flexible humidity sensor is demonstrated. The proposed sensor is composed of a leaf/Al/glycerin/Ag paste. The Al-deposited leaf vein networks are used as a bottom electrode with a resistance of around 100 Ω. The humidity sensor responds well to relative humidity (RH) levels ranging from 15% to 70% at room temperature. The fabricated humidity sensor exhibits an ultra-sensitive response to different humidity conditions due to the biodegradable insulating hygroscopic polymer (glycerin), specifically the ionic conductivity reaction. To further verify the presence of ionic conduction, the device performance is tested by doping NaCl salt into the hygroscopic polymer sensing layer. In addition, both the repeatability and flexibility of the sensor are tested under different bending angles (0°, 90°, 180°, and 360°). The bioinspired ultrasensitive humidity sensor with a biocompatible and biodegradable sensing layer holds great potential, especially for health care applications (e.g., respiratory monitoring) without causing any body harm.

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bio-inspired leaf veinflexible humidity sensorhygroscopic polymerroom temperature

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PMID36433157
PMCPMC9695871
OpenAlexW4309786510

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