A stretchable and flexible system for skin-mounted measurement of motion tracking and physiological signals

Wei Pinghung Wei, Milan Raj, Hsu Yung-Yu Hsu, Briana Morey, Paolo DePetrillo, Bryan McGrane, Wang Xianyan Wang, Monica Lin, Bryan Keen, Cole Papakyrikos, Jared Lowe, Roozbeh Ghaffari

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Abstract

In this paper, we present a stretchable wearable system capable of i) measuring multiple physiological parameters and ii) transmitting data via radio frequency to a smart phone. The electrical architecture consists of ultra thin sensors (<; 20 μm thick) and a conformal network of associated active and passive electronics in a mesh-like geometry that can mechanically couple with the curvilinear surfaces of the human body. Spring-like metal interconnects between individual chips on board the device allow the system to accommodate strains approaching ~30% A representative example of a smart patch that measures movement and electromyography (EMG) signals highlights the utility of this new class of medical skin-mounted system in monitoring a broad range of neuromuscular and cardiovascular diseases.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5772-5775
Number of pages4
JournalAnnual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
Volume2014
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2014

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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