3 research outputs found
SkinâAdhesive, âBreathable, and âCompatible Nanopaper Electronics for Harmonious OnâSkin Electrophysiological Monitoring
Abstract Onâskin electronics, which offers an interface for extracting electrophysiological signals from skin, is intensively investigated using electrodes mounted on flexible substrates. Despite numerous efforts toward substrate design to optimize user comfort, substrates with skinâadhesion, skinâbreathability, skinâcompatibility, mechanical endurance, sterilizability, sustainability, and biodegradability remain desirable candidates for humanâ and environmentâfriendly onâskin electronics. To this end, a woodâderived cellulose nanofiber paper (denoted nanopaper) with customized porous nanostructures is developed in this study. The customized porous nanopaper enables waterâassisted deformation for skinâconformability, thereby realizing outstanding skinâadhesion force, along with high skinâbreathability and compatibility, superior to those of conventional substrates reported for onâskin electronics. By mounting gold electrodes on the porous nanopaper and adhering them to human skin, the realâtime monitoring of electroencephalogram, electromyogram, and electrocardiogram for diagnosing the human physiological state is successfully achieved. Furthermore, the goldâelectrodeâmounted porous nanopaper affords unique characteristics including durability against skin deformation, reusability, and even sterilizability, owing to its high mechanical endurance, and thermal stabilities. Thus, the asâprepared porous nanopaper serves a fascinating platform for humanâ and environmentâharmonious onâskin electronics
Stretchable broadband photo-sensor sheets for nonsampling, source-free, and label-free chemical monitoring by simple deformable wrapping
Chemical monitoring communicates diverse environmental information from industrial and biological processes. However, promising and sustainable systems and associated inspection devices that dynamically enable on-site quality monitoring of target chemicals confined inside transformable and opaque channels are yet to be investigated. This paper designs stretchable photo-sensor patch sheets for nonsampling, source-free, and label-free on-site dynamic chemical monitoring of liquids flowing inside soft tubes via simple deformable surface wrapping. The device integrates carbon nanotubeâbased broadband photo-absorbent thin films with multilayer-laminated stretchable electrodes and substrates. The patterned rigid-soft structure of the proposed device provides durability and optical stability against mechanical deformations with a stretchability range of 70 to 280%, enabling shape-conformable attachments to transformable objects. The effective use of omnidirectional and transparent blackbody radiation from free-form targets themselves allows compact measurement configuration and enhances the functionality and simplicity of this scheme, while the presenting technology monitors concentrations of arbitrary water-soluble chemicals
Fully Transparent, Ultrathin Flexible Organic Electrochemical Transistors with Additive Integration for Bioelectronic Applications
Optical transparency is highly desirable in bioelectronic sensors because it enables multimodal optical assessment during electronic sensing. Ultrathin (90%) and high transconductance (â1 mS) in low-voltage operations (<0.6 V). Further, electroencephalogram acquisition and nitrate ion sensing are demonstrated in addition to the compatibility of simultaneous assessments of optical blood flowmetry when the transparent OECTs are worn, owing to the transparency. These feasibility demonstrations show promise in contributing to human stress monitoring in bioelectronics