皮肤表皮层电子设备
Dae-Hyeong Kim1, Nanshu Lu, Rui Ma
1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
概括
研究人员开发了新的电子系统,与皮肤的特性完美匹配,可舒适无形地穿着. 这些表皮电子设备可以监测生命体征,甚至可以控制设备,为未来的人与计算机接口提供了一.
科学领域:
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 生物医学工程 生物医学工程
- 电子工程 电子工程
背景情况:
- 传统的电子系统是刚性和重的,限制了它们与人体的整合.
- 外皮电子技术旨在通过模仿皮肤的机械特性来克服这些局限性.
研究的目的:
- 开发具有与表皮相匹配的性能的电子系统,以无地整合皮肤.
- 为了证明这些表皮电子的功能,用于传感和控制应用.
主要方法:
- 制造具有定制厚度,弹性模量,曲刚度和面积质量密度的电子系统.
- 设备在皮肤上使用范德瓦尔斯相互作用进行粘附.
- 集成各种传感器 (电生理学,温度,应变) 和电子元件 (晶体管,LED,二极管等). ) 的情况.
主要成果:
- 在没有机械障碍的情况下,实现了对皮肤的符合性接触和粘附.
- 成功集成各种电子功能,包括传感,信号处理和电源.
- 证明了测量心脏,神经和肌肉电活动的能力.
- 展示了作为非传统的电脑游戏控制器使用的潜力.
结论:
- 外皮电子系统为可穿戴技术提供了一个新的范例,使得不引人注目的健康监测和新型的人与计算机的互动.
- 开发的技术为各种应用的先进生物集成电子铺平了道路.
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