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Electrically conductive packaging material
Velostat
, also known as
Linqstat
, is a packaging material made of a
polymeric
foil (
polyolefins
) impregnated with
carbon black
to make it somewhat
electrically conductive
. It is used for the protection of items or devices that are susceptible to damage from
electrostatic discharge
.
[1]
It was developed by Custom Materials, now part of
3M
.
[2]
Velostat is a U.S. registered trademark (4,964,564) of Desco Industries Inc. Desco Industries purchased the assets of the 3M Static Control business on January 2, 2015.
[3]
Velostat is
piezoresistive
; its
resistance
changes with flexing or
pressure
. For instance, 25 mm
2
of 0.2 mm fresh Velostat sandwiched between two
electrodes
has a resistance around 9 k
Ω
without any force applied, but only 1 kΩ when 3
Newtons
of force is applied. For material that has been used, those resistances are roughly halved.
[4]
Velostat's low cost and piezoresistive properties have made it popular for making inexpensive flex or
pressure sensors
for
microcontrollers
. One example is
shoes
which light up when the wearer steps. Since Velostat's resistance is reduced when pressure is applied, a
voltage divider
measuring that resistance can indicate when weight is applied or removed from the shoes.
[5]
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