PMID- 35888841 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220731 IS - 2072-666X (Print) IS - 2072-666X (Electronic) IS - 2072-666X (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 7 DP - 2022 Jun 28 TI - Study on the Gamma Irradiation Characteristics of a Carbon Nanotube Sponge/Polydimethylsiloxane/Tungsten Oxide Flexible Force-Sensitive Structure. LID - 10.3390/mi13071024 [doi] LID - 1024 AB - This paper proposes a new type of flexible force-sensitive structure that is resistant to gamma radiation and is made of tungsten oxide (WO(3)) powder, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), and carbon nanotube (CNT) sponge. The thickness of the sample was 2.2 mm, the middle interlayer was composed of a carbon nanotube (CNT) sponge and PDMS to form a conductive layer, and the upper and lower layers were made of tungsten oxide and PDMS, which formed a gamma-ray shielding layer. When the particle size of the tungsten oxide powder was 50 nm, 100 nm, and 1 microm, the composite force-sensitive structure exhibited better force-sensitive performance. The composite force-sensitive structure was irradiated with doses of 5, 20, 50, and 100 KGy through 60Co- rays with an energy of 1.25 MeV. The results showed that the force-sensitive characteristics changed little in significance after irradiation by different doses of gamma rays, indicating that the force-sensitive structure has good resistance to gamma radiation. This flexible stress sensor can be used in soft robots and health inspection, even in harsh environments without significant performance loss. FAU - Han, Xingcheng AU - Han X AD - Key Laboratory of Instrumentation Science and Dynamic Measurement, Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Sensing and Precision Measurement, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China. FAU - Li, Xin AU - Li X AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9587-949X AD - Key Laboratory of Instrumentation Science and Dynamic Measurement, Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Sensing and Precision Measurement, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China. FAU - Wang, Ruirong AU - Wang R AD - Key Laboratory of Instrumentation Science and Dynamic Measurement, Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Sensing and Precision Measurement, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China. AD - Department of Electronic Engineering, Taiyuan Institute of Technology, Taiyuan 030008, China. FAU - Liu, Jinping AU - Liu J AD - Key Laboratory of Instrumentation Science and Dynamic Measurement, Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Sensing and Precision Measurement, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China. FAU - Liu, Lishuang AU - Liu L AD - Key Laboratory of Instrumentation Science and Dynamic Measurement, Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Sensing and Precision Measurement, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China. LA - eng GR - 51775522/the National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - 201905D121001/Shanxi province key laboratory of quantum sensing and precision measurement/ GR - Shanxi '1331 Project' Key Subjects Construction/Shanxi '1331 Project' Key Subjects Construction/ GR - 201901D211203/Applied Basic Research Program in Shanxi Province/ GR - 201801D221230/Applied Basic Research Program in Shanxi Province/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220628 PL - Switzerland TA - Micromachines (Basel) JT - Micromachines JID - 101640903 PMC - PMC9323448 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CNT sponge/PDMS/WO3 OT - force-sensitive structure OT - gamma irradiation COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/07/28 06:00 MHDA- 2022/07/28 06:01 PMCR- 2022/06/28 CRDT- 2022/07/27 01:32 PHST- 2022/04/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/06/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/06/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/07/27 01:32 [entrez] PHST- 2022/07/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/07/28 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/06/28 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - mi13071024 [pii] AID - micromachines-13-01024 [pii] AID - 10.3390/mi13071024 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Micromachines (Basel). 2022 Jun 28;13(7):1024. doi: 10.3390/mi13071024.