Flexible and wearable PEDOT-paper pressure sensor for detecting human voice

Busra Ozlu, Bong Sup Shim

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Abstract

Flexible pressure sensors are gaining considerable attention as wearable devices to be potentially utilized in human-machine interfaces. However, the preparation of pressure sensors through a simple, environmentally friendly, and cost-efficient fabrication process, remains as a challenge. In this study, we developed a flexible and wearable piezoresistive pressure sensor which consists of a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as a flexible substrate for printing silver interdigitated electrodes and a poly(3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) coated tissue paper as an active material. The PEDOT-Paper pressure sensor showed a sensitivity of 1.7/kPa in the range of 0 to 0.46 kPa, a response time of 240 ms and a recovery time of 306 ms. The potential application of this sensor for human voice detection was also demonstrated by mounting the sensor on the throat of a volunteer and pronouncing the words, 'Hello' and 'Inha University'. The good repeatability and characteristic curves were achieved for each word, confirming the promising application of the PEDOT-Paper pressure sensor in the field of voice recognition.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2021 IEEE International Conference on Big Data and Smart Computing, BigComp 2021
EditorsHerwig Unger, Jinho Kim, U Kang, Chakchai So-In, Junping Du, Walid Saad, Young-guk Ha, Christian Wagner, Julien Bourgeois, Chanboon Sathitwiriyawong, Hyuk-Yoon Kwon, Carson Leung
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages317-320
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781728189246
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2021
Event2021 IEEE International Conference on Big Data and Smart Computing, BigComp 2021 - Jeju Island, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 17 Jan 202120 Jan 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2021 IEEE International Conference on Big Data and Smart Computing, BigComp 2021

Conference

Conference2021 IEEE International Conference on Big Data and Smart Computing, BigComp 2021
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityJeju Island
Period17/01/2120/01/21

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Publisher Copyright:
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Keywords

  • Human motion detection
  • PEDOT:PSS
  • Paper-based wearable and flexible electronics
  • Piezoresistive pressure sensor

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