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Membrane sensors

Nanocomposites are stretched thin

Nature Materials volume 3, pages 669–671 (2004)Cite this article

Stethoscopes, loudspeakers, microphones, pressure gauges and many other common devices share a basic mechanism of operation — a pliable membrane deflecting under the influence of an external force. A nanocomposite membrane has now been developed that shows great sensitivity and autorecovery capabilities.

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Figure 1: Views of a composite membrane1.
Figure 2: Images of polyelectrolyte membranes.

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