Takaaki Nishikawa

Mr. Takaaki Nishikawa


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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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4 February 2023 in Sensors
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TNTakaaki Nishikawa
Takaaki Nishikawa
HYHisaya Yamane
Hisaya Yamane
NMNaoji Matsuhisa
Naoji Matsuhisa
Norihisa MikiNorihisa Miki
Norihisa Miki
Stretchable strain sensors that use a liquid metal (eutectic gallium–indium alloy; E-GaIn) and flexible silicone rubber (Ecoflex) as the support and adhesive layers, respectively, are demonstrated. The flexibility of Ecoflex and the deformability of E-GaIn enable the sensors to be stretched by 100%. Ecoflex gel has sufficiently large adhesion force to skin, even though the adhesion force is smaller than that for commercially available adhesives. This enables the sensor to be used for non-invasive monitoring of human motion. The mechanical and electrical properties of the sensor are experimentally evaluated. The effectiveness of the proposed sensors is demonstrated by monitoring joint movements, facial expressions, and respiration.