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Research Progress of Capacitive Flexible Pressure Sensors

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Advanced Graphic Communication, Printing and Packaging Technology

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The flexible pressure sensors which cover the human body can generate electric signal under pressure. Compared to other types of pressure sensors, the capacitive flexible pressure sensors have the advantages of low energy consumption, fast response time and low detection limit. In order to obtain high performance capacitive flexible pressure sensors, efforts have been done on the structures and materials of sensors. This chapter reviews the methods to improve the sensor performance, including the preparation of microstructures and composite dielectric layers. Moreover, the research progress of capacitive flexible pressure sensors in the fields of intelligent medical and robotics is summarized. Finally, the prospects and challenges are discussed for capacitive flexible pressure sensors.

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Acknowledgements

This work is supported by the fund from of Education project (KM201810015004), the Beijing Municipal Commission of Education 2011 Collaborative Innovation Centre, the 2018 Beijing University Talents Cross Training Plan (Shipei Plan), the 2017 Beijing Municipal Commission of Education Outstanding Young Scholars (CIT&TCD201704051), the Research and Development Program of BIGC (Ea201803) and the Beijing Municipal Commission of the Education Foundation (PXM2017_014223_000036).

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    Zhenxin Guo, Yu Ding, Xiangyou Meng, Di Wu, Lixin Mo & Luhai Li

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Guo, Z., Ding, Y., Meng, X., Wu, D., Mo, L., Li, L. (2020). Research Progress of Capacitive Flexible Pressure Sensors. In: Zhao, P., Ye, Z., Xu, M., Yang, L. (eds) Advanced Graphic Communication, Printing and Packaging Technology. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 600. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1864-5_73

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