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Stretchable touch sensitive keypad

Cotton et al., 2009

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Document ID
4814385748582311296
Author
Cotton D
Graz I
Lacour S
Publication year
Publication venue
Procedia Chemistry

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We present a multifunctional and stretchable capacitive sensor capable of accurately detecting large strains, pressure and human touch. The device is prepared as a plate capacitor with stretchable thin gold film electrodes. Using conventional patterning …
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