Patents Assigned to UNIVERSIDAD DO MINHO
  • Patent number: 10590296
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a piezoresistive ink composition for sensors production. This ink, change linearly their electrical resistivity with an applied deformation and can easily recover when the external applied stress is released. The composition comprises flexible polymers as thermoplastic elastomers from the styrene-butadiene-styrene family (SBS, SEBS or others), nanostructures of carbon or metal, polar solvents and dispersive agents. With this ink, the user can print the sensor with any desired geometry and use different printing techniques, including drop casting, spray, screen and inkjet printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignees: UNIVERSIDAD DO MINHO, DYNASOL ELASTOMEROS S.A.
    Inventors: Senen Lanceros Mendez, Pedro Filipe Ribeiro Da Costa, Juliana Alice Ferreira Oliveira, Bruna Ferreira Gonçalves, Sergio Corona Galvàn