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Epidermal electronics with advanced capabilities in near-field communication

Jeonghyun Kim1, Anthony Banks, Huanyu Cheng

  • 1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 133-791, Republic of Korea.

Small (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany)
|November 5, 2014
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New epidermal electronics integrate stretchable coils and thin near field communication (NFC) chips for seamless skin contact. These devices enable reliable wireless communication with smartphones, even during physical activity and deformation.

Keywords:
NFCRFIDepidermal electronicsflexible electronicsstretchable electronicswireless communications

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