PLLA/polypyrrole (PPy) and PLLA/poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) fiber films were prepared by electrospinning
and conductive PPy films were prepared on the surfaces of these films by chemical polymerization. Finally
the samples were prepared into piezoresistive flexible pressure sensors to study their sensing properties. It was found that by controlling the composition of the fiber
the deposition morphology and conductivity of PPy could be regulated
and the performance of the sensor could be affected. Among them
PLLA fiber membranes have strong hydrophobicity
and conjunctival phenomena occur around or between the fibers of PPy membrane. The composite effect with the PLLA fiber membrane is poor
and PPy cannot be deposited on the surface of some fibers. The conductivity measured using the four-probe method is only 0.002 S/cm. PLLA/PPy fiber membrane has good hydrophilicity
and can form a smooth
continuous and dense PPy membrane around its fibers. The composite effect of the PPy and PLLA/PPy fiber membranes is much higher than that of the PLLA fiber membrane
with the conductivity of 0.51 S/cm. The PLLA/PEO fiber membrane has the strongest hydrophilicity
and PEO soluble in water can increase the surface roughness of the fiber
which is conducive to the adsorption of pyrrole monomer for polymerization
and the formation of granular and continuous PPy membrane with a conductivity of 0.62 S/cm. The granular microstructure formed on this surface improves the deformation ability
and the sensing performance is the best when prepared as a piezoresistive flexible pressure sensor.
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