Optimization of novel melt-extruded polymer optical fibers designed for pressure sensor applications
| Autor: | Martin Wolf, Anke Scheel-Sailer, Rudolf Hufenus, René M. Rossi, Gian-Luca Bona, Brit M. Quandt, Luciano F. Boesel, Fabian Braun, Bernhard Weisse |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Optical fiber Textile Chemical substance Materials science Polymers and Plastics media_common.quotation_subject General Physics and Astronomy 02 engineering and technology Substrate (printing) 010402 general chemistry 01 natural sciences law.invention Search engine law Materials Chemistry Composite material media_common chemistry.chemical_classification business.industry Organic Chemistry Polymer 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Pressure sensor 0104 chemical sciences chemistry 0210 nano-technology business |
| Zdroj: | European Polymer Journal. 88:44-55 |
| ISSN: | 0014-3057 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2016.12.032 |
| Popis: | We report on the production, characterization, and textile integration of polymer optical fibers (POF) to develop a flexible photonic sensor. Mono-component POFs were produced continuously by melt-extrusion. Advantageously for pressure sensing, the un-clad fibers are more susceptible to macro-bending. The fibers’ mechanical and optical properties and their dependence on production parameters were investigated, allowing for tuning of the pressure sensitivity. The fibers also withstood cyclic loading with a linear, quick response. We produced and successfully tested a demonstrator with a matrix of intersecting fibers secured on a textile substrate. A possible application of this textile pressure sensor would be supervision of pressure on tissue as part of pressure ulcer prevention. Pressure ulcers are prevalent in paraplegics and bedbound sick. The lack of data at skin level still makes prevention difficult. Novel flexible sensors could deliver data while preventing further injury. When combined with a photoplethysmograph, the discussed matrix is foreseen to give information on the relationship between pressure and ceasing oxygen supply in the skin. |
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