Ultra-conformal drawn-on-skin electronics for multifunctional motion artifact-free sensing and point-of-care treatment

Faheem Ershad, Anish Thukral, Jiping Yue, Phillip Comeaux, Yuntao Lu, Hyunseok Shim, Kyoseung Sim, Nam-In Kim, Zhoulyu Rao, Ross Guevara, Luis Contreras, Fengjiao Pan, Yongcao Zhang, Ying-Shi Guan, Pinyi Yang, Xu Wang, Peng Wang, Xiaoyang Wu and Cunjiang Yu ()
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Faheem Ershad: University of Houston
Anish Thukral: University of Houston
Jiping Yue: The University of Chicago
Phillip Comeaux: University of Houston
Yuntao Lu: University of Houston
Hyunseok Shim: University of Houston
Kyoseung Sim: University of Houston
Nam-In Kim: University of Houston
Zhoulyu Rao: University of Houston
Ross Guevara: University of Houston
Luis Contreras: University of Houston
Fengjiao Pan: University of Houston
Yongcao Zhang: University of Houston
Ying-Shi Guan: University of Houston
Pinyi Yang: University of Houston
Xu Wang: University of Houston
Peng Wang: University of Houston
Xiaoyang Wu: The University of Chicago
Cunjiang Yu: University of Houston

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2020
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