Flexible and integrated sensing platform of acoustic waves and metamaterials based on polyimide coated woven carbon fibers

Tao, Ran, Zahertar, Shahrzad, Torun, Hamdi, Liu, Yiru, Wang, Meng, Lu, Yuchao, Luo, JingTing, Vernon, Jethro, Binns, Richard, He, Yang, Tao, Kai, Wu, Qiang, Chang, Honglong and Fu, Richard (2020) Flexible and integrated sensing platform of acoustic waves and metamaterials based on polyimide coated woven carbon fibers. ACS Sensors, 5 (8). pp. 2563-2569. ISSN 2379-3694

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Abstract

Versatile, in situ sensing and continuous monitoring capabilities are critically needed but challenging for components made of solid woven carbon fibers in aerospace, electronics and medical applications. In this work, we proposed a unique concept of integrated sensing technology on woven carbon fibers through integration of thin film surface acoustic wave (SAW) technology and electromagnetic metamaterials, with capabilities of non-invasive, in-situ and continuous monitoring of environmental parameters and biomolecules wirelessly. Firstly, we fabricated composite materials using a three-layer composite design, in which the woven carbon fiber cloth was firstly coated with a polyimide (PI) layer followed by a layer of ZnO film. Integrated SAW and metamaterials devices were then fabricated on this composite structure. Temperature of the functional area of the device can be controlled precisely using the SAW devices, which can provide a proper incubation environment for biosampling processes. As a demonstration for an ultraviolet light sensor, the SAW device could achieve a good sensitivity of 56.86 ppm/(mW∙cm-2). On the same integrated platform, the electromagnetic resonator based on the meta-materials has been demonstrated to work as a glucose concentration monitor with a sensitivity of 0.34 MHz/(mg/dL).

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