A pressure sensor incorporated into a resiliently deformable thermoplastic polymer

A resiliently deformable thermoplastic polymer incorporating a pressure sensor, the resiliently deformable thermoplastic polymer comprising a non-conductive main portion formed of a resiliently deformable thermoplastic polymer and a pair of compressible electrical elements embedded in the main portion and each formed of a flexible thermoplastic polymer as a matrix incorporating a plurality of conductive particle impregnated into the matrix;

• further comprising a void between the two electrical elements;
• and a means for measuring a change of an electrical property between the electrical elements:
• wherein a pressure applied on the sensor causes the deformation of the main portion and of the electrical elements causing a change in the spatial relationship of the electrical elements which produces a measurable change in the electrical property proportional to the applied pressure.