Biocompatible and Sustainable Optical Strain Sensors for Large‐Area Applications

By a simple two‐step procedure, large photonic strain sensors using a biocompatible cellulose derivative are fabricated. Transient color shifts of the sensors are explained by a theoretical model that consideres the deformation of cholesteric domains, which is in agreement with the experimental results. The extremely simple fabrication method is suitable for both miniaturization and large‐sale manufacture, taking advantage of inexpensive and sustainable materials.

Keywords

40 Engineering, 4016 Materials Engineering, 4009 Electronics, Sensors and Digital Hardware

Journal Title

Advanced Optical Materials

Journal ISSN

2195-1071
2195-1071

Volume Title

4

Publisher

Wiley

Publisher DOI

https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.201600451

Rights and licensing

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Sponsorship

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/K014617/1)
European Research Council (639088)

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (David Phillips fellowship (Grant ID: BB/K014617/1)), The Isaac Newton Trust Cambridge (Grant ID: 76933), European Research Council (Grant ID: ERC-2014-STG H2020 639088)

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Scholarly Works - Chemistry
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