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High-performance piezoresistive sensors that are stretchable, compressible, and ultralight have fueled significant interest in gait motion detection. However, developing a highly sensitive, low-cost sensor with ultralow detection and excellent mechanical stability for sensitive body flexion monitoring is a significant challenge. To address the aforementioned challenges, a stretchable and compressible piezoresistive pressure sensor is fabricated by embedding multilayer graphene (Gr) nanoparticles into the porosity of melamine foam (MF). The graphene melamine nanocomposite foam (GMNCF) is prepared by soaking the MF in a dissolved dispersion of Gr. The as-fabricated GMNCF piezoresistive sensors featured sensitivities ranging between, 0.11–8.21 kPa−1 in pressure ranges between 0–0.03 kPa, as well as excellent durability over a long period of time (1000 s). The device can effectively detect gait motions such as jogging, walking, running, heel striking, foot flat, and toes-off due to its strong piezoresistive sensing capabilities. Our results showcase the potential application of GMNCF, as a wearable device for monitoring human motions.
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Owusu, E.K., Djoulde, A., Jiang, Z., Liu, M. (2023). Highly Compressible and Stretchable Piezoresistive Sensor Based 3D Graphene-Melamine Composite Foam for Gait Motion Detection. In: Yang, H., et al. Intelligent Robotics and Applications. ICIRA 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 14268. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6486-4_27
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