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Bioelectronic Synergy Lab

2020

Research article Nature Communications

Ultra-Conformal Drawn-on-Skin Electronics for Multifunctional Motion Artifact-Free Sensing and Point-of-Care Treatment

A multifunctional drawn-on-skin device on a forearm with labeled components, including transistors, a resistor, and strain, temperature, electrophysiological, and skin-hydration sensors plus a heater, alongside an inset of the fabricated circuit.

Authors

F. Ershad , A. Thukral , J. Yue , P. Comeaux , Y. Lu , H. Shim , K. Sim , N.-I. Kim , Z. Rao , R. Guevara , L. Contreras , F. Peng , Y. Zhang , Y.-S. Guan , P. Yang , X. Wang , P. Wang , X. Wu , C. Yu

Abstract

An accurate extraction of physiological and physical signals from human skin is crucial for health monitoring, disease prevention, and treatment. Recent advances in wearable bioelectronics directly embedded to the epidermal surface are a promising solution for future epidermal sensing. However, the existing wearable bioelectronics are susceptible to motion artifacts as they lack proper adhesion and conformal interfacing with the skin during motion. Here, we present ultra-conformal, customizable, and deformable drawn-on-skin electronics, which is robust to motion due to strong adhesion and ultra-conformality of the electronic inks drawn directly on skin. Electronic inks, including conductors, semiconductors, and dielectrics, are drawn on-demand in a freeform manner to develop devices, such as transistors, strain sensors, temperature sensors, heaters, skin hydration sensors, and electrophysiological sensors. Electrophysiological signal monitoring during motion shows drawn-on-skin electronics’ immunity to motion artifacts. Additionally, electrical stimulation based on drawn-on-skin electronics demonstrates accelerated healing of skin wounds.

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F. Ershad, A. Thukral, J. Yue, P. Comeaux, Y. Lu, H. Shim, K. Sim, N.-I. Kim, Z. Rao, R. Guevara, L. Contreras, F. Peng, Y. Zhang, Y.-S. Guan, P. Yang, X. Wang, P. Wang, X. Wu, C. Yu (2020). Ultra-Conformal Drawn-on-Skin Electronics for Multifunctional Motion Artifact-Free Sensing and Point-of-Care Treatment. Nature Communications 11(1), 3823. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17619-1

BibTeX · Ershad2020UltraConformal

@article{Ershad2020UltraConformal,
  title = {{Ultra-Conformal Drawn-on-Skin Electronics for Multifunctional Motion Artifact-Free Sensing and Point-of-Care Treatment}},
  author = {F. Ershad and A. Thukral and J. Yue and P. Comeaux and Y. Lu and H. Shim and K. Sim and N.-I. Kim and Z. Rao and R. Guevara and L. Contreras and F. Peng and Y. Zhang and Y.-S. Guan and P. Yang and X. Wang and P. Wang and X. Wu and C. Yu},
  journal = {Nature Communications},
  year = {2020},
  volume = {11},
  number = {1},
  pages = {3823},
  doi = {10.1038/s41467-020-17619-1},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17619-1},
}

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