Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-17-2021
Publication Title
STAR Protocols
Volume
2
Issue
4
Keywords
Chemistry, Material sciences, Physics
Abstract
This protocol describes the fabrication of patterned conductive gold films on nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) gloves for wearable strain sensors using electroless nickel immersion gold (ENIG) plating, a solution-based metallization technique. The resulting NBR/ENIG films are strain sensitive; resistance measurements of a patterned sensing array can be used to map human hand motions. This protocol also describes challenges related to the ENIG process and troubleshooting steps to achieve conformal gold films for strain sensing over a large working range. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Mechael et al. (2021).
DOI
10.1016/j.xpro.2021.100832
E-ISSN
26661667
Recommended Citation
Mechael, Sara S.; Wu, Yunyun; Chen, Yiting; and Carmichael, Tricia Breen. (2021). Protocol for fabricating electroless nickel immersion gold strain sensors on nitrile butadiene rubber gloves for wearable electronics. STAR Protocols, 2 (4).
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/chemistrybiochemistrypub/234
PubMed ID
34568846