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ArticleBiosensors2023

In Situ Fabricated Liquid Metal Capacitors for Plant Sensing.

Sen Chen, Muzhi Jiang, Bo Wang, Xiyu Zhu, Xiaohui Shan, Jing Liu

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Article in Biosensors, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Sen ChenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3061-1497
Muzhi JiangBeijing Key Lab of Cryo-Biomedical Engineering and Key Lab of Cryogenics, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
Bo WangSchool of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China.
Xiyu ZhuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Xiaohui ShanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Jing LiuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0844-5296

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2022M720072
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Capacitive sensors are essential to promoting modernization and intelligence in agriculture. With the continuous advancement of this sensor technology, the demand for materials with high conductivity and flexibility is rapidly increasing. Herein, we introduce liquid metal as a solution for the in-site fabrication of high-performance capacitive sensors for plant sensing. As a comparison, three pathways have been proposed for the preparation of flexible capacitors inside plants, as well as on their surfaces. Specifically, concealed capacitors can be constructed by directly injecting liquid metal into the plant cavity. Printable capacitors are prepared via printing Cu-doped liquid metal with better adhesion on plant surfaces. A composite liquid metal-based capacitive sensor is achieved by printing liquid metal on the plant surface and injecting it into the interior of the plant. While each method has limitations, the composite liquid metal-based capacitive sensor provides an optimal trade-off between signal capture capability and operability. As a result, this composite capacitor is chosen as a sensor for monitoring water changes within plants and demonstrates the desired sensing performance, making it a promising technology for monitoring plant physiology.

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AgricultureIntelligenceElectric ConductivityMetalsPrintingMetalscapacitive sensorsliquid metalplant sensingwater monitoring

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