Quantifying naturally occurring strains in soft materials, such as those of the human body, requires strain gauges with equal or greater mechanical compliance. This manuscript reports materials and mechanics approaches are reported for an all-elastomer strain measurement device with gauge factor as high as 29 and with Young’s modulus that approaches that of the human epidermis. These systems us...

T HIS SPECIAL collection of 11 papers represents new results in electrical performance analysis and simulation of interconnects, packages, and devices composing electronic systems for high-performance applications. This special section includes expanded versions of several papers originally presented at the 11th Workshop on Signal Propagation on Interconnects (SPI), held at Portofino Kulm, Camo...

High-temperature methane infiltration of thin, free-standing films of acid-treated single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) has been studied by means of scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. In the early stages of infiltration, carbon nuclei form predominantly at SWCNT bundle intersections. Further growth proceeds via the formation of graphite nano...

to investigate the interaction and adsorption of drug and carbon nanotube on human serum albumin, three anti-cancer drugs ([pd(phen)(r-gly)]no3, r = methyl, propyl and amyl) with different hydrophobic tails and anticancer activities were selected. these drugs have better anti-tumor activity and less side effects than that known cis-platinum drug. human serum albumin is also important for drug d...

In an attempt to give a brief introduction to carbon nanotube inkjet printing, this review paper discusses the issues that come along with preparing and printing carbon nanotube ink. Carbon nanotube inkjet printing is relatively new, but it has great potential for broad applications in flexible and printable electronics, transparent electrodes, electronic sensors, and so on due to its low cost ...

High-density carbon nanotube networks (CNNs) continue to attract interest as active elements in nanoelectronic devices, nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) and multifunctional nanocomposites. The interplay between the network nanostructure and its properties is crucial, yet current understanding remains limited to the passive response. Here, we employ a novel superstructure consisting of milli...

Vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) arrays or “forests” represent a promising class of mechanically strong and resilient lightweight materials, capable of supporting large reversible deformation and absorbing mechanical energy. The mechanical response of VACNT forests to uniaxial compression is defined by various factors, including the material microstructure, its density, height, rate o...