Advances in Soft Strain and Pressure Sensors
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Article Title | Advances in Soft Strain and Pressure Sensors |
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ERA Journal ID | 35029 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Song, Pingan, Nguyen, Duy Van, Manshaii, Farid, Bell, John, Chen, Jun and Dinh, Toan |
Journal Title | ACS Nano |
Journal Citation | 19 (7), pp. 6663-6704 |
Number of Pages | 42 |
Year | 2025 |
Publisher | American Chemical Society |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 1936-0851 |
1936-086X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.4c15134 |
Web Address (URL) | https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.4c15134 |
Abstract | Soft strain and pressure sensors represent a breakthrough in material engineering and nanotechnology, providing accurate and reliable signal detection for applications in health monitoring, sports management, human-machine interface, or soft robotics, when compared to traditional rigid sensors. However, their performance is often compromised by environmental interference and off-axis mechanical deformations, which lead to nonspecific responses, as well as unstable and inaccurate measurements. These challenges can be effectively addressed by enhancing the sensors’ specificity, making them responsive only to the desired stimulus while remaining insensitive to unwanted stimuli. This review systematically examines various materials and design strategies for developing strain and pressure sensors with high specificity for target physical signals, such as tactility, pressure distribution, body motions, or artery pulse. This review highlights approaches in materials engineering that impart special properties to the sensors to suppress interference from factors such as temperature, humidity, and liquid contact. Additionally, it details structural designs that improve sensor performance under different types of off-axis mechanical deformations. This review concludes by discussing the ongoing challenges and opportunities for inspiring the future development of highly specific electromechanical sensors. |
Keywords | specificity; temperature-independent; liquid repellent; off-axis deformation insensitivity; nanomaterials; microstructure; strain sensors; pressure sensors; biophysical signals |
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ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 401609. Polymers and plastics |
Public Notes | This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in ACS Nano, copyright © 2025 American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.4c15134. |
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Byline Affiliations | School of Engineering |
Centre for Future Materials | |
University of California Los Angeles, United States |
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