@article {46648,
	title = {Ultrahigh sensitive carbon-based conducting rubbers for flexible and wearable human-machine intelligence sensing},
	journal = {Advanced Materials Technologies},
	volume = {5},
	year = {2020},
	month = {DEC},
	pages = {2000690},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>The wearable strain sensors with multifunctional applications can fuel the rapid development of human-machine intelligence for various sectors like healthcare, soft robotics, and Internet of Things applications. However, achieving the low-cost and mass production of wearable sensors with ultra-high performance remains challenging. Herein, a simple, cost-effective, and scalable methodology to fabricate the flexible and highly sensitive strain sensors using carbon black and latex rubbers (LR) is presented. The LR-based strain sensor demonstrates excellent flexibility, fast response (approximate to 600 ms), ultra-high sensitivity (maximum gauge factor of 1.2 x 10(4) at 250\% strain), and long-term stability over 1000 cycles. The LR-based strain sensors are sensitive to monitor subtle human motions such as heart pulse rate and voice recognition along with high-strain human joint operations. Additionally, the sensing mechanism of LR bands is investigated by surface topographies and electromechanical response under various strained/unstrained conditions. Further, a smart glove-based sensor module made of LR strain bands with an Arduino reader for the human-machine intelligence device for non-verbal communication in military applications is demonstrated.</p>
},
	keywords = {conducting rubbers, gauge factor, human\&\#8211, machine interfacing, voice recognition, wearable strain sensors},
	issn = {2365-709X},
	doi = {10.1002/admt.202000690, Early Access Date = NOV 2020},
	author = {Ajeev, Arya and Javaregowda, Bharathkumar H. and Ali, Ashik and Modak, Mrudul and Patil, Shreya and Khatua, Saumyakanta and Ramadoss, Marimuthu and Kothavade, Premkumar Anil and Arulraj, Arul Kashmir}
}
