Fabrication of Nāmya: A Bend and Touch-Sensitive Flexible Smartphone-Sized Prototype

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Six flexible materials in their basic form to develop mock-up prototypes. (a–f) Canvas fabric primed on the back, paper 400 grams per square meter (GSM), 1.5 mm thick PVC sheet, 3 mm thick EVA foam sheet, 2 mm thick 3D-printed Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) of shore hardness 95A, and 6 mm thick silicone cast of shore hardness 25A.

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