Stretchable Complementary Split Ring Resonator (CSRR)-Based Radio Frequency (RF) Sensor for Strain Direction and Level Detectionopen access
- Authors
- Eom, Seunghyun; Lim, Sungjoon
- Issue Date
- Oct-2016
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Keywords
- stretchable sensor; 3D printing; microfluidic channel; CSRR; EGaIn; Ecoflex
- Citation
- SENSORS, v.16, no.10
- Journal Title
- SENSORS
- Volume
- 16
- Number
- 10
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/1740
- DOI
- 10.3390/s16101667
- ISSN
- 1424-8220
1424-3210
- Abstract
- In this paper, we proposed a stretchable radio frequency (RF) sensor to detect strain direction and level. The stretchable sensor is composed of two complementary split ring resonators (CSRR) with microfluidic channels. In order to achieve stretchability, liquid metal (eutectic gallium-indium, EGaIn) and Ecoflex substrate are used. Microfluidic channels are built by Ecoflex elastomer and microfluidic channel frames. A three-dimensional (3D) printer is used for fabrication of microfluidic channel frames. Two CSRR resonators are designed to resonate 2.03 GHz and 3.68 GHz. When the proposed sensor is stretched from 0 to 8 mm along the +x direction, the resonant frequency is shifted from 3.68 GHz to 3.13 GHz. When the proposed sensor is stretched from 0 to 8 mm along the -x direction, the resonant frequency is shifted from 2.03 GHz to 1.78 GHz. Therefore, we can detect stretched length and direction from independent variation of two resonant frequencies.
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