Development of the Strain Sensors Based on CNT/Epoxy Using Screen Printing

Krzysztof Grabowski; Paulina Zbyrad; Tadeusz Uhl

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.588.84

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Development of the Strain Sensors Based on CNT/Epoxy Using Screen Printing

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In this paper there wasdevelopeda CNT based sensor applied to the tested material and integrated with it. MWCNTs weremixed with polymer and then applied to the materials (fiber glass composites) with the use of screen printing. The surface and the inner part of the sensing material were investigated using SEM. The most importantand noticeable thing was dispersion of CNTs in epoxy.Moreover, the sensors were tested under the different loads. There were three runs for the same compositions of CNT/epoxy. Results from the test runs were compared to the images from SEM and discussed. Screen printing technique has shown promising results for the application and integration of the sensors on the base materials leading to the conclusion to do more research for the screen printing technique for application of CNT/epoxy sensors for large area appliaction and variant environments.

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Key Engineering Materials (Volume 588)

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Krzysztof Grabowski, Paulina Zbyrad, Tadeusz Uhl

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Carbon Nanotube (CN), CNT/Epoxy, Screen Printing, Strain Sensor

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