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. 2017 Aug 2;2(8):4132–4142. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.7b00491

Table 1. Comparison of the Active Material, Properties, and Fraction of Active Material for All Relevant Movement-Capture Devices from the Literature.

material attributes (advantages and disadvantages) fraction of active material refs
MWCNTsa with Ag paste and indium tin oxide contacts pressure sensing in 0–0.12 MPa range 0.5–3 wt % MWCNTs; 0.5–3 wt % P3HTb (7)
rigid, not flexible, and difficult to integrate on clothing
thin films of aligned SWCNTsc on a PDMS platform 280% strain and 14 ms response time   (12)
metal electrode components such as Ti and Au thin films
sensitive to humidity and requires packaging
MWCNTs with chewing gum 200% strain with good sensitivity 2–8 wt % MWCNTs (13)
sensitive to humidity and requires packaging
Cu electrodes
sheets of MWCNTs with a urethane elastomer 200% strain with 15 ms response time   (14)
stretchable wire from Ag conductive paste as electrodes
effect of humidity and environment is not known
CBd–polyurethane sponges wide dynamic pressure-sensing regime 5 wt % CB (16)
metal contacts restrict human-interfacing
CNT–AgNWse–PDMS composite motion sensor with excellent environmental stability ∼50 wt % CNTs; 10–50 wt % AgNWs (22)
metal contacts
CNT helices in a thermoplastic elastomer matrix wide strain with low hysteresis   (24)
Ag paste contacts with bronze electrical leads
AgNWs in PDMS stretchable by 70% with response time of ∼200 ms 6 mg/mL AgNW solution (27)
hysteresis observed
Cu wires as electrodes
CB- and CNT-loaded PDMS conductive PDMS pads for contacts 25 wt % CB; 15 wt % MWCNTs (35)
strains of 11.2 and 22.6%
AgNWs–polyurethane–urea composite ∼50% stretching releasing 0.4 wt % AgNWs (36)
hysteresis observed
effect of humidity and environment not shown
graphene nanoplatelets stretchable up to 150% 0.1 wt % graphene nanoplatelets (37)
PDMS used as packaging material
Cu tape and Ag paste form the contacts
MWCNTs and latex nanocomposite wide working range 1–3 wt % MWCNTs (38)
sensor performance dependent on ambient temperature
conductive thread and steel snaps form contacts
SWCNT and PDMS capacitative strain sensor stretchable up to ∼300% as-prepared SWCNT films (39)
Cu wires connected through Ag paste as contact electrodes
SWCNT–PDMS composite with the CNT thread as a transducer 25% strain, response time of ∼200 ms, humidity-independent response and <2% hysteresis 0.016 wt % of CNTs this report
metal-free, all-carbon, nonlithographically fabricated
limited stretchability and robustness
a

Multiwalled CNTs.

b

Poly(3-hexyl thiophene).

c

Single-walled CNTs.

d

Carbon black.

e

Silver nanowires.