Table 2 Summary of the sensitivity, resolution, and detection limit of some of the demonstrated flexible physical sensing platforms

From: Emerging flexible and wearable physical sensing platforms for healthcare and biomedical applications

Sensing platforms

Sensor types

Sensitivity

Unit

Resolution

Unit

Detection limit

Unit

References

Solid-state

AuNW-based pressure sensor

>1.14

kPa−1

N.A.

 

13

Pa

3

Solid-state

CNT-based tactile sensor

27.8 to 9617

G.F.

N.A.

 

100

Pa

7

Solid-state

SiNR tactile sensor

0.000315 to 0.0041

kPa−1

N.A.

 

87

kPa

8

Solid-state

PEDOT:PSS-based pressure sensor

4.88 to 10.3

kPa−1

N.A.

 

0.37 to 5.9

kPa

17

Solid-state

ITO-based pressure sensor

8.4×10-5 to 0.45

kPa−1

1 to 5

mm

1 to 1800

kPa

19

Solid-state

CNT-based tactile sensor

0.004

G.F.

N.A.

 

50

kPa

29

Solid-state

CNT-based strain gauge

1

G.F.

N.A.

 

N.A.

 

30

Solid-state

CNT-based strain sensor

0.06 to 0.82

G.F.

N.A.

 

N.A.

 

31

Solid-state

Pt nanofiber-based strain gauge

0.75 to 11.45

G.F.

N.A.

 

5

Pa

32

Solid-state

CNT/PEDOT:PSS-based strain sensor

62.3 to 109

G.F.

N.A.

 

N.A.

 

34

Solid-state

CNT-based tactile sensor

0.034 to 0.05 (for <0.1 kPa) and 0.5 (for >10 kPa)

kPa−1 (for <0.1 kPa) and MPa−1 (for >10 kPa)

N.A.

 

0.4

Pa

35

Solid-state

AgNW-based pressure sensor

0.88 to 5.54

kPa−1

5

Pa

8

Pa

37

Liquid-state

eGaIn-based strain sensor

0.97 to 3.57

G.F.

5%

Strain

5%

Strain

42

Liquid-state

Galinstan-based pressure sensor

N.A.

 

2.5

kPa

2.5

kPa

43

Solid-state

CNT/PEDOT:PSS/AgNP-based temperature and strain sensor

0.01

mN−1

10

μm

1

mN

46

Solid-state

CNT-based strain sensor

0.26 to 1.13

G.F.

N.A.

 

N.A.

 

70

Solid-state

Graphene-based strain sensor

2.4 to 14

G.F.

N.A.

 

N.A.

 

81

Solid-state

Graphene-based strain sensor

0.11 to 9.49

G.F.

20

μm

N.A.

 

82

Solid-state

AgNW-based strain sensor

2 to 14

G.F.

N.A.

 

N.A.

 

98

Solid-state

Graphene-based strain sensor

10 to 35

G.F.

N.A.

 

N.A.

 

99

Solid-state

Carbon black-based strain sensor

1.8 to 5.5

G.F.

N.A.

 

N.A.

 

100

Liquid-state

1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tricyanomethanide-based tactile sensor

0.43

nF kPa−1

1 to 3

mm

33

Pa

105

Liquid-state

1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tricyanomethanide-based pressure sensor

29.8

nF kPa−1

5

mm

100

mN

106

Liquid-state

GO nanosuspension-based tactile sensor

0.0338

kPa−1

N.A.

 

7

mN

107

Solid-state

Au-based tactile sensor

0.001 to 0.01

kPa−1

N.A.

 

5 to 405

kPa

114

  1. Abbreviations: G.F., gauge factor; N.A., not applicable.