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This paper discusses the process of manufacturing and performance analysis of piezoresistive graphite sensors in paper substrate and encapsulated with epoxy resin. Graphite in thin paper films have been investigated for a wide range of applications due to their excellent electrical and mechanical properties. The processing of graphite sensor elements using mechanical exfoliation in paper, GoP method, does not generate considerable environmental impacts, does not demand complex processes and equipment that generate high costs and have controllable functionalities. In the last decade, several research and development activities have been conducted on the use of these thin films as piezoresistors in MEMS sensors. The sensor was designed from the analytical formulas found in the literature and the analysis of the results was obtained with the SciDAVis free software. Graphite sensors on flexible polymer substrates can be applied to portable wearable devices, as well as sensors for the Internet of things, bioengineering and applications in various areas of science and technology.
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The authors thank the Regional University of the Northwest of the State of Rio Grande do Sul and the Foundation for Research Support – FAPERGS and CNPq for financial support.
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Rasia, L.A., Pedrali, P.C., Furlan, H., Fraga, M.A. (2019). Design and Characterization of Graphite Piezoresistors in Paper for Applications in Sensor Devices. In: Figueroa-García, J., Duarte-González, M., Jaramillo-Isaza, S., Orjuela-Cañon, A., Díaz-Gutierrez, Y. (eds) Applied Computer Sciences in Engineering. WEA 2019. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1052. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31019-6_48
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