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A resistive sensor for humidity detection based on cellulose/polyaniline.

Ilaria Ragazzini¹, Riccardo Castagnoli¹, Isacco Gualandi^1,2,3

¹Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", Bologna University, UdR INSTM Bologna Via Risorgimento 4 I-40136 Bologna Italy barbara.ballarin@unibo.it isacco.gualandi2@unibo.it +390512093704 +390512093386.

|November 2, 2022

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Researchers developed low-cost cellulose and polyaniline humidity sensors using a simple paper process. These sensors offer comparable performance to commercial devices, paving the way for affordable Internet of Things environmental monitoring.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Sensor Technology
Environmental Monitoring

Background:

Ambient humidity significantly impacts industrial and agricultural goods manufacturing and storage.
Cost-effective humidity sensors are crucial for the widespread adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) for environmental monitoring.
Current humidity sensor production faces cost and scalability challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and characterize low-cost humidity sensors using cellulose and polyaniline (cell/PANI).
To evaluate the performance of cell/PANI sensors under controlled environmental conditions.
To assess the potential of these sensors for various applications, including IoT devices.

Main Methods:

Cell/PANI sensors were fabricated using an inexpensive and scalable industrial paper process.
Sensor performance was tested under strictly controlled relative humidity (30-50 RH%) and temperature (21 ± 1 °C) in climatic and lab test chambers.
Sensor response, sensitivity, and response time were compared against a commercial digital-output sensor (DHT22).

Main Results:

The cell/PANI sensors exhibited a linear response with a slope of 1.41 μA RH%⁻¹.
A percentage sensitivity of 13% was achieved, comparable to the commercial DHT22 sensor's 14% sensitivity.
Response time and sensitivity results were similar to the commercial sensor, indicating competitive performance.

Conclusions:

The developed cell/PANI sensors are cost-effective, easy to produce, and scalable.
These sensors demonstrate potential for reliable humidity detection in diverse environments.
Applications include agriculture, food monitoring, and medical/industrial settings, particularly as disposable sensors.