Flexible and Wearable Flow Sensor Using Spinnable Carbon Nanotube Nanofilm for Respiration Monitoring

Toan Dinh, Thanh Nguyen, Van Thanh Dau, Foisal Abu Riduan, Canh-Dung Tran, Hoang-Phuong Phan, Tuan Khoa Nguyen, Pablo Guzman, Nam-Trung Nguyen, Dzung Viet Dao

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Abstract

We report for the first time a lightweight, flexible and wearable hot-film flow sensor for real-time monitoring of human respiration. The sensor was manufactured by spinning and electrospinning methods from spinnable carbon nanotube (CNT) forest grown on silicon wafers and polyacrylonitrile (PAN). The sensor exhibited high sensitivity of 340 mV/(m/s), excellent flexibility, wearability and stability under bending and other mechanical disturbances. We successfully demonstrated a CNT wearable patch affixed to human upper lip for real-time monitoring of human respiration. The results indicate that our sensor can be employed to monitor sleep quality, personal health care and other clinical evaluations.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication33rd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2020
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages634-637
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781728135809, 9781728135816
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event33rd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2020 - Vancouver, Canada
Duration: 18 Jan 202022 Jan 2020

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
Volume2020-January
ISSN (Print)1084-6999

Conference

Conference33rd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2020
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver
Period18/01/2022/01/20

Keywords

  • carbon nanotube
  • Flexible electronics
  • flow sensor
  • respiration monitoring
  • wearable sensor

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