柔性压力传感器及其应用研究进展
Research Progress on Flexible Pressure Sensors and Their Applications
摘要: 随着科学技术的发展，可穿戴电子设备因其在健康监测、人机界面、软机器人等领域的巨大应用潜力而备受关注。相比于传统电子器件，柔性电子器件特有的柔韧性和延展性使其能够适应更多复杂的工作环境。柔性可穿戴传感系统是可穿戴电子设备的重要组成部分，其中，柔性压力传感器作为医疗电子设备的核心器件，可实现对外界信息的获取和转换，是整个系统与外界关联的窗口，因此确保传感器所获取信息的准确性至关重要。本篇综述介绍了近年来柔性压力传感器研究的进展，主要包括柔性压力传感器的传感原理、材料选择、性能参数及其在健康监测方面的应用，最后对柔性压力传感器的发展进行了展望。
Abstract: With the development of science and technology, wearable electronic devices have attracted much attention because of their great potential for applications in health monitoring, human-machine interface, soft robotics, and other fields. Compared with traditional electronics, the unique flexibility and ductility of flexible electronics enable them to adapt to more complex working environments. Flexible wearable sensing system is an important part of wearable electronic devices, among which, flexible pressure sensor, as the core device of medical electronic devices, can realize the acquisition and conversion of external information, and is the window of the whole system to the external world, so it is crucial to ensure the accuracy of the information acquired by the sensor. This review introduces the progress of flexible pressure sensor research in recent years, mainly including the sensing principle, material selection, performance parameters of flexible pressure sensors and their applications in health monitoring, and finally provides an outlook on the development of flexible pressure sensors.
文章引用：黄鹏举. 柔性压力传感器及其应用研究进展[J]. 物理化学进展, 2023, 12(2): 99-111. https://doi.org/10.12677/JAPC.2023.122012

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