Journal article
Artificial Somatosensors: Feedback Receptors for Electronic Skins
Md Ataur Rahman, Sumeet Walia, Sumaiya Naznee, Mohammad Taha, Shruti Nirantar, Fahmida Rahman, Madhu Bhaskaran, Sharath Sriram
ADVANCED INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS | WILEY | Published : 2020
Abstract
The human skin is the largest sensory organ, made up of complex sensors that detect noxious stimuli to rapidly send warning signals to the central nervous system to initiate a motor response. It is complex to mimic key skin features using existing tactile sensors, and there exists no somatosensor that responds to real stimuli of pressure, temperature, and touch. Herein, three critical skin receptors created by realizing integrated electronic systems that mimic the feedback response of somatosensors are experimentally demonstrated. Fully functional Pacinian corpuscles, thermoreceptors, and nociceptors are realized using a combination of stretchable pressure sensors, phase‐change oxide thin fi..
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Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge personnel and project funding from the Australian Research Council through DE160100023. Scholarship support from the Australian Postgraduate Award (APA)/Research Training Program (RTP) scheme of the Australian government is acknowledged. This work was performed in part at the Micro Nano Research Facility at RMIT University in the Victorian Node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF). Facilities and technical support from the RMIT Microscopy and Microanalysis Facility (RMMF), a node of Microscopy Australia, are acknowledged. The authors acknowledge equipment funding from the Australian Research Council through LE150100001.