Zhu, YAssadian, MRamezani, MAw, KC2019-07-112019-07-112018-12-102018-12-10Proceedings, 2(13), 732. doi:10.3390/proceedings2130732https://hdl.handle.net/10292/12655Demand for highly stretchable mechanical sensors for use in the fields of soft robotics and wearable sensors has been constantly rising. Carbon based materials as piezo-resistive material are low-cost and have been widely used. In this paper instead of using the controversial carbon-nanotubes, carbon black nano-particles mixed with Ecoflex® as piezo-resistive nanocomposite are used and measure strain up to 100%. Two fabrication techniques incorporating the printing (namely-“layer-upon-layer” and “embedded”) of the carbon black nanocomposite will be explored and the performances of the sensors made from these techniques will be evaluated.This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).Strain sensor; Carbon nanoparticle composites; Printing; PiezoresistiveConference ContributionOpenAccess10.3390/proceedings2130732