3D printing of a multifunctional nanocomposite helical liquid sensor

Shuang-zhuang Guo; Xuelu Yang; Marie-Claude Heuzey; Daniel Therriault

doi:10.1039/c5nr00278h

3D printing of a multifunctional nanocomposite helical liquid sensor

Nanoscale. 2015 Apr 21;7(15):6451-6. doi: 10.1039/c5nr00278h.

Authors

Shuang-zhuang Guo¹, Xuelu Yang, Marie-Claude Heuzey, Daniel Therriault

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory of Multi-scale Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering Department, Research Center for High Performance Polymer and Composite Systems (CREPEC), École Polytechnique de Montreal, C.P. 6079, succ. Centre-Ville, Montreal, QC H3C 3A7, Canada. daniel.therriault@polymtl.ca.

PMID: 25793923
DOI: 10.1039/c5nr00278h

Abstract

A multifunctional 3D liquid sensor made of a PLA/MWCNT nanocomposite and shaped as a freeform helical structure was fabricated by solvent-cast 3D printing. The 3D liquid sensor featured a relatively high electrical conductivity, the functionality of liquid trapping due to its helical configuration, and an excellent sensitivity and selectivity even for a short immersion into solvents.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't