A Paper‐Based Triboelectric Touch Interface: Toward Fully Green and Recyclable Internet of ThingsVisa övriga samt affilieringar
2023 (Engelska)Ingår i: Advanced Sensor Research, Vol. 2, nr 1, artikel-id 2200015Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
Abstract [en]
The transition to a sustainable society is driving the development of green electronic solutions designed to have a minimal environmental impact. One promising route to achieve this goal is to construct electronics from biobased materials like cellulose, which is carbon neutral, non‐toxic, and recyclable. This is especially true for internet‐of‐things devices, which are rapidly growing in number and are becoming embedded in every aspect of our lives. Here, paper‐based sensor circuits are demonstrated, which use triboelectric pressure sensors to help elderly people communicate with the digital world using an interface in the form of an electronic “book”, which is more intuitive to them. The sensors are manufactured by screen printing onto flexible paper substrates, using in‐house developed cellulose‐based inks with non‐hazardous solvents. The triboelectric sensor signal, generated by the contact between a finger and chemically modified cellulose, can reach several volts, which can be registered by a portable microcontroller card and transmitted by Bluetooth to any device with an internet connection. Apart from the microcontroller (which can be easily removed), the whole system can be recycled at the end of life. A triboelectric touch interface, manufactured using printed electronics on flexible paper substrates, using cellulose‐based functional inks is demonstrated. These metal‐free green electronics circuits are implemented in an “electronic book” demonstrator, equipped with wireless communication that can control remote devices, as a step toward sustainable and recyclable internet‐of‐things devices.
Ort, förlag, år, upplaga, sidor
2023. Vol. 2, nr 1, artikel-id 2200015
Nationell ämneskategori
Elektroteknik och elektronik
Identifikatorer
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-63313DOI: 10.1002/adsr.202200015OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-63313DiVA, id: diva2:1732152
Anmärkning
The authors would like to acknowledge funding from Vinnova through theD igital Cellulose Competence Center (DCC), Diary number 2016–05193, the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (Smart Intra-body network; grant RIT15-0119), and the Norrköping municipality fund for research and development (Accessibility and remembering – storytelling and innovative media use in elderly care homes, 2020. Grant: KS 2020/0345). The work was also supported by Treesearch.se. The authors thank Patrik Isacsson and co-workers at Ahlstrom Munksjö for providing the paper substrates and for valuable know-how as part of the collaboration within DCC, as well as Erik Gabrielsson, Daniel Simon, Elisabet Cedersund, and Lars Herlogsson for their involvement in the work on the original Mediabook platform.
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