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Step 7: Demold

EGaIn Sensors

  • Design
    • Variation: Morphology
    • Variation: Material
  • Fabrication
    • Bill of Materials
    • Step 1: Prepare Velcro Fasteners
    • Step 2: Mold Stiff Ends
    • Step 3: Mold Top and Bottom Layers
    • Step 4: Bond Top and Bottom Layers
    • Step 5: Inject EGaIn
    • Step 6: Plunge Wires
    • Step 7: Demold
  • Modeling
  • Testing
  • Downloads
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  • Peel off the completed sensor, pulling out the rigid ends first.
  • Wait 1 day for rubbers to strengthen before using the sensors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bibliography

Mengüç et al. (2013) Soft Wearable Motion Sensing Suit for Lower Limb Biomechanics Measurements.

Mengüç et al. (To appear in 2014) Wearable Soft Sensing Suit for Human Gait Measurement.

Miserez et al. (2008) The Transition from Stiff to Compliant Materials in Squid Beaks.

Muth et al. (2014) Embedded 3D Printing of Strain Sensors within Highly Stretchable Elastomers.

Vogt, D. M., Park, Y. L., & Wood, R. J. (2013). Design and Characterization of a Soft Multi-Axis Force Sensor Using Embedded Microfluidic Channels.

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