US Patent:
20190094089, Mar 28, 2019
Inventors:
- Cambridge MA, US
Joseph T. Muth - North Plains OR, US
Daniel M. Vogt - Cambridge MA, US
Ryan L. Truby - Boston MA, US
Yigit Menguc - Somerville MA, US
David B. Kolesky - Cambridge MA, US
Robert J. Wood - Cambridge MA, US
Assignee:
President and Fellows of Harvard College - Cambridge MA
International Classification:
G01L 1/22
G01L 1/18
G01L 1/20
G06F 3/01
Abstract:
A printed stretchable strain sensor comprises a seamless elastomeric body and a strain-sensitive conductive structure embedded in the seamless elastomeric body. The strain-sensitive conductive structure comprises one or more conductive filaments arranged in a continuous pattern. A method of printing a stretchable strain sensor comprises depositing one or more conductive filaments in a predetermined continuous pattern into or onto a support matrix. After the depositing, the support matrix is cured to embed a strain-sensitive conductive structure in a seamless elastomeric body.