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Chunyu Yang1, Qi Wang1, Shulin Chen1
1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States.
ACS Materials Au
|January 13, 2025
Summary
Researchers are developing chip-less, wireless electronics for seamless integration with biological systems. These soft, flexible devices offer new ways to monitor physiological signals for medical research and clinical use.
Area of Science:
- Bioelectronics
- Materials Science
- Biomedical Engineering
Background:
- The field of flexible, biointegrated electronics is rapidly advancing.
- There is a growing need for soft, mechanically compliant interfaces to living systems.
- Current research focuses on developing chip-less and wireless devices for physiological monitoring.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide an overview of recent advancements in chip-less electronics for sensing and actuation.
- To summarize strategies for wireless signal, data, and power transmission.
- To discuss material considerations and applications in wearable and implantable forms.
Main Methods:
- Review of recent literature on chip-less electronic devices.
- Analysis of wireless transmission strategies for biointegrated systems.
- Examination of material selection and device design for physiological monitoring.
Main Results:
- Successful demonstrations of chip-less sensors and actuators in wearable and implantable devices.
- Identification of key considerations for materials design and selection.
- Summary of various wireless signal, data, and power transmission strategies.
Conclusions:
- Chip-less, wireless electronics offer versatile, low-power alternatives to traditional digital electronics.
- These devices show significant potential as bidirectional biointerfaces for research and clinical applications.
- Future work will focus on performance improvement and optimization for enhanced functionality.
