Original Article
  • Stretchable Strain Sensors Using 3D Printed Polymer Structures Coated with Graphene/Carbon Nanofiber Hybrids

  • Seung Chan Na*, Hyeon-Jong Lee*, TaeGyeong Lim*, Jeongmin Yun*, Ji Won Suk*†

  • * School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
    ** School of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Smart Fab. Technology, SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano Technology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University, Korea

  • 그래핀/탄소나노섬유 코팅된 3D 프린팅 고분자 구조를 이용한 신축성 스트레인 센서

  • 나승찬*· 이현종*· 임태경*· 윤정민*· 석지원*†

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Correspondence to

  • Ji Won Suk

  • * School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea

  • E-mail: jwsuk@skku.edu