Issue 34, 2017

An inkjet-printed capacitive sensor for water level or quality monitoring: investigated theoretically and experimentally

Abstract

Ink printing is utilized to develop a coplanar capacitive senor with microscale electrodes, which exhibits high sensitivity. The sensor’s capacitance has been theoretically and experimentally correlated to the water resistivity. As a cost-effective, portable and reusable sensor, its application for water level measuring and quality monitoring has been demonstrated.

Graphical abstract: An inkjet-printed capacitive sensor for water level or quality monitoring: investigated theoretically and experimentally

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
11 Jun 2017
Accepted
07 Aug 2017
First published
07 Aug 2017

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017,5, 17841-17847

An inkjet-printed capacitive sensor for water level or quality monitoring: investigated theoretically and experimentally

Q. Yang, A. J. Yu, J. Simonton, G. Yang, Y. Dohrmann, Z. Kang, Y. Li, J. Mo and F. Zhang, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017, 5, 17841 DOI: 10.1039/C7TA05094A

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