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dc.contributor.authorToan, Dinh
dc.contributor.authorHoang-Phuong, Phan
dc.contributor.authorQamar, Afzaal
dc.contributor.authorNam-Trung, Nguyen
dc.contributor.authorDzung, Viet Dao
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-04T22:42:53Z
dc.date.available2018-09-04T22:42:53Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn2046-2069
dc.identifier.doi10.1039/c6ra14646e
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/100915
dc.description.abstractFlexible and multifunctional electronic devices have been proven to show potential for various applications including human-motion detection and wearable thermal therapy. The key advantages of these systems are (1) highly stable, sensitive and fast-response devices, (2) fabrication of macroscale devices on flexible substrates, and (3) integrated (lab-on-chip) and multifunctional devices. However, their fabrication commonly requires toxic solvents, as well as time-consuming and complex processes. Here, we demonstrate the low-cost, rapid-prototyping and user-friendly fabrication of flexible transducers using recyclable, water-resistant poly(vinyl chloride) films as a substrate, and ubiquitously available pencil graphite as a functional layer without using any toxic solvents or additional catalysts. The flexible heaters showed good characteristics such as fast thermal response, good thermostability (low temperature coefficient of resistance) and low power consumption. The heaters with their capability of perceiving human motion were shown to be effective. The proof of concept of other functional devices such as vibration-based droplet sensors and drag-force air flow sensors was also demonstrated. Results from this study indicate that a wide range of electronic devices fabricated from the environmental-friendly material by this simple and user-friendly approach could be utilized for cost-effective, flexible and low power consuming thermal therapy, health monitoring systems and other real-time monitoring devices without using any toxic chemicals or advanced processes.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoyal Society of Chemistry
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom77267
dc.relation.ispartofpageto77274
dc.relation.ispartofissue81
dc.relation.ispartofjournalRSC Advances
dc.relation.ispartofvolume6
dc.subject.fieldofresearchChemical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchFunctional materials
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode34
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode401605
dc.titleFlexible and multifunctional electronics fabricated by a solvent-free and user-friendly method
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript (AM)
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Engineering
gro.rights.copyright© 2016 Royal Society of Chemistry. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal website for access to the definitive, published version.
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gro.griffith.authorDao, Dzung V.
gro.griffith.authorNguyen, Nam-Trung


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