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From: All 3D-printed high-sensitivity adaptive hydrogel strain sensor for accurate plant growth monitoring
Figure 5. Application of 3D printed PEDOT:PSS-PVA strain sensing device for bamboo growth monitoring. (A) Scenario construction of strain sensing devices by all 3D printing for real-time tracking of bamboo growth; Physical drawings of the radial (B) and lateral (C) growth processes of bamboo on Day 1, Day 7, and Day 14; (D) Sensing characteristics of all-3D-printed strain sensing devices under the 0%-300% strain range (sensitivity and linearity); (E) Strain sensing device to monitor vertical growth of bamboo for 14 days; (F) Strain sensing device to monitor horizontal growth of bamboo for 14 days (ΔD: Growth height of bamboo). PEDOT:PSS: Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrene sulfonate; PVA: polyvinyl alcohol.
