Issue 15, 2015
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Nanoscale

3D printing of a multifunctional nanocomposite helical liquid sensor†

Shuang-zhuang Guo,a   Xuelu Yang,a   Marie-Claude Heuzeyb  and  Daniel Therriault*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Laboratory of Multi-scale Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering Department, Research Center for High Performance Polymer and Composite Systems (CREPEC), École Polytechnique de Montreal, C.P. 6079, succ. Centre-Ville, Montreal, QC H3C 3A7, Canada
E-mail: daniel.therriault@polymtl.ca

b Chemical Engineering Department, Research Center for High Performance Polymer and Composite Systems (CREPEC), École Polytechnique de Montreal, C.P. 6079, succ. Centre-Ville, Montreal, QC H3C 3A7, Canada

Abstract

A multifunctional 3D liquid sensor made of a PLA/MWCNT nanocomposite and shaped as a freeform helical structure was fabricated by solvent-cast 3D printing. The 3D liquid sensor featured a relatively high electrical conductivity, the functionality of liquid trapping due to its helical configuration, and an excellent sensitivity and selectivity even for a short immersion into solvents.

Graphical abstract: 3D printing of a multifunctional nanocomposite helical liquid sensor

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5NR00278H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 Jan 2015
Accepted
10 Mar 2015
First published
12 Mar 2015

Nanoscale, 2015,7, 6451-6456

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3D printing of a multifunctional nanocomposite helical liquid sensor

S. Guo, X. Yang, M. Heuzey and D. Therriault, Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 6451 DOI: 10.1039/C5NR00278H

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