Microbial chitosan thin film from palm oil mill effluent for potential application as novel tactile sensor
Piezoelectric is mainly used as energy harvester and as a sensor. Many materials, organic and non-organic, can induced piezoelectricity as long as the crystalline structure is non-centrosymmetric. For renewable and biodegradable material, fungal chitosan is chosen as the piezoelectric material. H...
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| Language: | English |
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2020
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/86834/9/86834%20abstract.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/86834/ https://www.iium.edu.my/kulliyyah/koe/kerice-2020 |
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| Summary: | Piezoelectric is mainly used as energy harvester and as a sensor. Many materials,
organic and non-organic, can induced piezoelectricity as long as the crystalline
structure is non-centrosymmetric. For renewable and biodegradable material, fungal
chitosan is chosen as the piezoelectric material. However, there are many gaps in the
fabrication of fungal chitosan thin films that can ensure good mechanical and
piezoelectric properties. Thus, the research aim is to fabricate the fungal chitosan
thin films and use it to detect the human pulse. The cultivation of Aspergillus oryzae
will be done using the palm oil mill effluent (POME) with suitable media
composition to optimise the synthesis of chitin. The chitin will then be converted into
chitosan through several processes. Using the fungal chitosan, the thin films will be
produced and several analyses will be done to study the properties of the films. The
chitosan thin film will then be tested as a tactile sensor. |
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