Hierarchical Porous Biowaste‐Based Dual Humidity/Pressure Sensor for Robotic Tactile Sensing, Sustainable Health, and Environmental Monitoring

A crucial tradeoff between material efficacy and environmental impact is often encountered in the development of high‐performance sensors. The use of rare‐earth elements or intricate fabrication techniques is sometimes needed for conventional sensing materials, posing concerns regarding sustainabili...

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Main Authors: Sheik Abdur Rahman, Shenawar Ali Khan, Shahzad Iqbal, Ishwor Bahadur Khadka, Muhammad Muqeet Rehman, Jae‐Won Jang, Woo Young Kim
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Published: Wiley-VCH 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202400144
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author Sheik Abdur Rahman
Shenawar Ali Khan
Shahzad Iqbal
Ishwor Bahadur Khadka
Muhammad Muqeet Rehman
Jae‐Won Jang
Woo Young Kim
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Shenawar Ali Khan
Shahzad Iqbal
Ishwor Bahadur Khadka
Muhammad Muqeet Rehman
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Woo Young Kim
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description A crucial tradeoff between material efficacy and environmental impact is often encountered in the development of high‐performance sensors. The use of rare‐earth elements or intricate fabrication techniques is sometimes needed for conventional sensing materials, posing concerns regarding sustainability. Exploring the potential of tomato peel (TP) as a dual‐purpose sensing dielectric layer for pressure and humidity monitoring is a paradigm shift, capitalizing on its porous structure and hygroscopic nature. TP‐based humidity sensor (TP‐HS) exhibits impressive results, with a wide humidity sensing range (5%–95%), fast response/recovery time (6.5/9 s), a high sensitivity (12 500 pF %RH−1), and a high stability (30 days). Additionally, TP‐based pressure sensor (TP‐PS) also shows excellent performance in accurately sensing pressure changes in a wide range (0–196 kPa). TP‐HS can easily distinguish between breathing rates (normal, fast, and slow) and moisture content present in different moisturizers (aloe vera and sanitizer) along with its successful use for proximity sensing. Alternatively, TP‐PS demonstrates weight measurement (490 and 980 N), grip recognition (measuring the pressure exerted by each finger), and gesture detection (by monitoring multiple bending angles 0°, 30°, 50°, and 80°). A wearable, biocompatible dual sensor based on a promising sustainable material for environmental, robotic, and health monitoring applications is successfully demonstrated.
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spelling doaj-art-aa984ebc9db84b15aa60365017c3f0cd2025-08-20T02:49:46ZengWiley-VCHAdvanced Energy & Sustainability Research2699-94122024-11-01511n/an/a10.1002/aesr.202400144Hierarchical Porous Biowaste‐Based Dual Humidity/Pressure Sensor for Robotic Tactile Sensing, Sustainable Health, and Environmental MonitoringSheik Abdur Rahman0Shenawar Ali Khan1Shahzad Iqbal2Ishwor Bahadur Khadka3Muhammad Muqeet Rehman4Jae‐Won Jang5Woo Young Kim6Faculty of Applied Energy System Major of Electronic Engineering Jeju National University Jeju 63243 Republic of KoreaFaculty of Applied Energy System Major of Electronic Engineering Jeju National University Jeju 63243 Republic of KoreaFaculty of Applied Energy System Major of Electronic Engineering Jeju National University Jeju 63243 Republic of KoreaDivision of System Semiconductor Dongguk University Seoul 04620 Republic of KoreaFaculty of Applied Energy System Major of Electronic Engineering Jeju National University Jeju 63243 Republic of KoreaDivision of System Semiconductor Dongguk University Seoul 04620 Republic of KoreaFaculty of Applied Energy System Major of Electronic Engineering Jeju National University Jeju 63243 Republic of KoreaA crucial tradeoff between material efficacy and environmental impact is often encountered in the development of high‐performance sensors. The use of rare‐earth elements or intricate fabrication techniques is sometimes needed for conventional sensing materials, posing concerns regarding sustainability. Exploring the potential of tomato peel (TP) as a dual‐purpose sensing dielectric layer for pressure and humidity monitoring is a paradigm shift, capitalizing on its porous structure and hygroscopic nature. TP‐based humidity sensor (TP‐HS) exhibits impressive results, with a wide humidity sensing range (5%–95%), fast response/recovery time (6.5/9 s), a high sensitivity (12 500 pF %RH−1), and a high stability (30 days). Additionally, TP‐based pressure sensor (TP‐PS) also shows excellent performance in accurately sensing pressure changes in a wide range (0–196 kPa). TP‐HS can easily distinguish between breathing rates (normal, fast, and slow) and moisture content present in different moisturizers (aloe vera and sanitizer) along with its successful use for proximity sensing. Alternatively, TP‐PS demonstrates weight measurement (490 and 980 N), grip recognition (measuring the pressure exerted by each finger), and gesture detection (by monitoring multiple bending angles 0°, 30°, 50°, and 80°). A wearable, biocompatible dual sensor based on a promising sustainable material for environmental, robotic, and health monitoring applications is successfully demonstrated.https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202400144biowastesdual sensorsenvironmentally friendlyporous dielectricstactile sensing
spellingShingle Sheik Abdur Rahman
Shenawar Ali Khan
Shahzad Iqbal
Ishwor Bahadur Khadka
Muhammad Muqeet Rehman
Jae‐Won Jang
Woo Young Kim
Hierarchical Porous Biowaste‐Based Dual Humidity/Pressure Sensor for Robotic Tactile Sensing, Sustainable Health, and Environmental Monitoring
Advanced Energy & Sustainability Research
biowastes
dual sensors
environmentally friendly
porous dielectrics
tactile sensing
title Hierarchical Porous Biowaste‐Based Dual Humidity/Pressure Sensor for Robotic Tactile Sensing, Sustainable Health, and Environmental Monitoring
title_full Hierarchical Porous Biowaste‐Based Dual Humidity/Pressure Sensor for Robotic Tactile Sensing, Sustainable Health, and Environmental Monitoring
title_fullStr Hierarchical Porous Biowaste‐Based Dual Humidity/Pressure Sensor for Robotic Tactile Sensing, Sustainable Health, and Environmental Monitoring
title_full_unstemmed Hierarchical Porous Biowaste‐Based Dual Humidity/Pressure Sensor for Robotic Tactile Sensing, Sustainable Health, and Environmental Monitoring
title_short Hierarchical Porous Biowaste‐Based Dual Humidity/Pressure Sensor for Robotic Tactile Sensing, Sustainable Health, and Environmental Monitoring
title_sort hierarchical porous biowaste based dual humidity pressure sensor for robotic tactile sensing sustainable health and environmental monitoring
topic biowastes
dual sensors
environmentally friendly
porous dielectrics
tactile sensing
url https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202400144
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