It is reported that recently advanced materials University College of Dublin Biological Engineering Institute’s 31 Irish Research Center (AMBER) for the first time, graphene and clay mixed, developed a graphene elastic rubber mud (G-Putty), when the graphene injected silicone polymer that has a conductive rubber mud, even in the slightest impact will cause a sharp increase in resistance, static resistance and back to the original value, which will enable the plasticine to slight deformation sensitive.

The researchers used this feature to install the rubber mud on the chest or neck of the subjects, to detect respiratory rate, pulse and blood pressure. Because of the sensitivity of nearly a hundred times higher than ordinary sensors, the researchers said the discovery of the unique material manufacturing industry innovation will bring more possibility for sensors, especially in the application field of medical sensor. The research has been published in the journal Science last Friday.

The characteristics of graphene rubber mud can provide a broad space for development in wearable medical devices and medical sensor market. Overseas market research firm believes that this year the global wearable medical device market size will exceed ten billion u.. U.S. medical technology information website Medgadget is expected, the global medical sensor market annual compound growth rate will reach 7%.

In recent years, as the technology continues to mature, the unique conductivity of graphene, light absorption, flexibility and energy storage and other properties to gradually expand its application areas. In addition to the wide use of nano composites, the application of electronic, optical, energy storage and biological fields have made a technical breakthrough, the future needs of graphene will be further increased. At the same time, China’s patent applications in the field of graphene digital ranking first in the world. At present, the development of graphene is mainly concentrated in Asia and North America, where China is a major research and development country, the number of priority patent applications accounted for about half of the world. Thus, China’s emphasis on graphene related research areas, the layout will help enhance the competitiveness of our country in the international market.

At present, our country has achieved industrialization in the field of composite materials and touch screen, but the high cost of R & D and production, the current stage of graphene products are still in the low end of the application. With the related policy overweight and industrialization process accelerated, graphene industry applications will transition from low-end to high-end. This year, the Ministry of industry, development and Reform Commission and other ministries jointly issued “on accelerating the innovation and development of new materials industry guidance” pointed out that the positive development of advanced materials, including graphene, increasing material manufacturing materials, intelligent materials, research and technology of super material accumulation. There have been a lot of graphene enterprises to try to transform the high-end industrial applications. Beijing Century Technology Co., carbon released the world’s first high-end industrial applications of graphene graphene surface wave detection technology, the advantage of this technology is that it has a high sensitivity and speed of response, either scientific or technical

field is at the leading level. The industry believes that the future development prospects of graphene depends on downstream applications, to maximize the use of graphene characteristics of R & D products will be of high cost. China graphene technology innovation alliance in 2016 global graphene industry research report said that China’s graphene application market will usher in the outbreak of the industry, in 2020 will form a hundred billion market size.