Nature Communications (Feb 2017)

An intelligent artificial throat with sound-sensing ability based on laser induced graphene

  • Lu-Qi Tao,
  • He Tian,
  • Ying Liu,
  • Zhen-Yi Ju,
  • Yu Pang,
  • Yuan-Quan Chen,
  • Dan-Yang Wang,
  • Xiang-Guang Tian,
  • Jun-Chao Yan,
  • Ning-Qin Deng,
  • Yi Yang,
  • Tian-Ling Ren

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14579
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The functional integration of sound generation and detection on a single device is required to assist mute people. Here, the authors demonstrate a graphene-based artificial throat capable of detecting and converting diverse throat vibrations into meaningful sound within a single device.