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Ultrasensitive mechanical crack-based sensor inspired by the spider sensory system

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  • Daeshik Kang

    (Global Frontier Center for Multiscale Energy Systems, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea
    Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea)

  • Peter V. Pikhitsa

    (Global Frontier Center for Multiscale Energy Systems, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea)

  • Yong Whan Choi

    (Global Frontier Center for Multiscale Energy Systems, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea)

  • Chanseok Lee

    (Global Frontier Center for Multiscale Energy Systems, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea)

  • Sung Soo Shin

    (Global Frontier Center for Multiscale Energy Systems, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea)

  • Linfeng Piao

    (Global Frontier Center for Multiscale Energy Systems, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea)

  • Byeonghak Park

    (Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research (CNIR), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Suwon 440-746, South Korea
    School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 440-746, South Korea)

  • Kahp-Yang Suh

    (Global Frontier Center for Multiscale Energy Systems, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea
    Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea
    Interdisciplinary Program of Bioengineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea)

  • Tae-il Kim

    (Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research (CNIR), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Suwon 440-746, South Korea
    School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 440-746, South Korea)

  • Mansoo Choi

    (Global Frontier Center for Multiscale Energy Systems, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea
    Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea)

Abstract

A mechanical crack-based sensor inspired by the mechanism spiders use to sense minute variations in stress offers ultrahigh sensitivity to pressure and vibration and can easily be mounted on human skin for the purposes of speech recognition and the monitoring of physiological signals.

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  • Daeshik Kang & Peter V. Pikhitsa & Yong Whan Choi & Chanseok Lee & Sung Soo Shin & Linfeng Piao & Byeonghak Park & Kahp-Yang Suh & Tae-il Kim & Mansoo Choi, 2014. "Ultrasensitive mechanical crack-based sensor inspired by the spider sensory system," Nature, Nature, vol. 516(7530), pages 222-226, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:516:y:2014:i:7530:d:10.1038_nature14002
    DOI: 10.1038/nature14002
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