Preparation of multi-walled carbon nanotubes/polydimethylsiloxane composite for electronic skin application

Abstract

We compared the six common organic solvents in the solution blending method to prepare MWCNT/PDMS composite, including toluene, ethanol, chloroform, n-hexane, tetrahydrofuran (THF) and dimethylformamide (DMF). We proposed the best choice of organic solvents by comparing the dispersion performance of MWCNT and the stability of MWCNT/PDMS. Then, we present the preparation and micromolding of MWCNT/PDMS composite.