The invention relates to a piezoresistive material, a detection unit comprising such piezoresistive material, and a method for producing such piezoresistive material. Further, several uses of the material uses of the piezoresistive material or the detection unit are described. The piezoresistive material comprises a compound of a carbon component and an elastomer component. The carbon component comprises carbon particles comprising macropores. The elastomer component comprises polymeric chains. At least some of the macropores in the carbon particles are infiltrated by polymeric chains to form a piezoresistive interconnection between the carbon particles.
