Sandhu, S., Karagiorgis, X., Parameswaran, C. and Dahiya, R. (2023) Disposable pressure sensors. In: Abdul, H. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Materials: Electronics. Elsevier: Amsterdam, pp. 71-84. ISBN 9780128197288 (doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-819728-8.00123-6)
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Abstract
The “tsunami of electronic waste (e-waste)” that has hit the world left us with a surprising environmental cost to be reckoned with – an obsolete digital dumpsite of 53.6 million tonnes. With such an enormous amount of digital dumpsite existing with its fate being “simply unknown”, the problem is exasperated as during the manufacture of electronics, a significant amount of chemical waste is generated as by-products. Sustainable fabrication of degradable pressure sensor devices can be achieved by consciously choosing renewable starting materials and applying low cost and simple fabrication process which will lead to lesser wastage, less energy and lesser use of rare earth materials. Thus, a step-change towards understanding the chemistry of materials, their degradation pathways, ecodesign and fabrication of sensor devices with easy disassembly steps for their reuse or recycling is the need of the hour towards closing the loop on waste generation.
| Item Type: | Book Sections (Encyclopaedia entry) |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Karagiorgis, Xenofon and Dahiya, Professor Ravinder and Sandhu, Dr Sofia and Parameswaran, Dr Chithra |
| Authors: | Sandhu, S., Karagiorgis, X., Parameswaran, C., and Dahiya, R. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| ISBN: | 9780128197288 |
| Published Online: | 12 April 2023 |
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