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ArticleMicromachines2025

Electrical Characterization of Cost-Effective Screen-Printed Sensors Based on Thermoplastic Polyurethane, Polyimide, and Polyethylene Terephthalate.

Muhammad Faiz Ul Hassan, Yan Wang, Kai Yang, Yading Wen, Shichao Jin, Yi Zhang, Xiaosheng Zhang

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Article in Micromachines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors.

Muhammad Faiz Ul HassanSchool of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China.
Yan WangSchool of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8585-4202
Kai YangSchool of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China.
Yading WenSchool of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China.
Shichao JinSchool of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China.ORCID 0009-0001-5354-2159
Yi ZhangSchool of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China.
Xiaosheng ZhangSchool of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9719-0573

Funding

the Key R&D Program of Mianyang No. 2023ZYDF019the Key R&D Program of Sichuan Province No. 2022JDTD0020, No. 2020ZHCG0038the National Key Research and Development Program of China No. 2022YFB3206100the National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 62074029, No. 61905035, No. 61971108, No. 62004029the Sichuan Science and Technology Program No. 2020YJ0015
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, the improvement in living standards and the corresponding increase in quality-of-life expectations have significantly increased the demand for advanced electronic products. This trend has generated great interest in human health monitoring and extensive research efforts. Flexible sensors in particular are being given preference because of their high extensibility, excellent biocompatibility properties, low weight, and low cost. In the present work, we took this idea further and designed flexible sensors using different substrates such as thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), polyimide (PI), and polyethylene terephthalate (PET), fabricating them with silver paste ink using screen-printing technology. A uniform and homogeneous conductive layer was formed, which was identified through Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis. Additionally, the width of the printed silver paste ink was approximately 100 µm. This study contributes to the design and fabrication of a new generation of flexible sensors for health monitoring. The results demonstrate that these sensors are technically possible as part of long-term wearable health-monitoring solutions for wearable health care technologies.

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flexible electronicsscreen printingstrain sensorsthermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)wearable electronics

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PMID40141930
PMCPMC11944745

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