Rugged and breathable forms of stretchable electronics with adherent composite substrates for transcutaneous monitoring

Kyung In Jang; Sang Youn Han; Sheng Xu; Kyle E. Mathewson; Yihui Zhang; Jae Woong Jeong; Gwang Tae Kim; R. Chad Webb; Jung Woo Lee; Thomas J. Dawidczyk; Rak Hwan Kim; Young Min Song; Woon Hong Yeo; Stanley Kim; Huanyu Cheng; Sang Il Rhee; Jeahoon Chung; Byunggik Kim; Ha Uk Chung; Dongjun Lee; Yiyuan Yang; Moongee Cho; John G. Gaspar; Ronald Carbonari; Monica Fabiani; Gabriele Gratton; Yonggang Huang; John A. Rogers

doi:10.1038/ncomms5779

Rugged and breathable forms of stretchable electronics with adherent composite substrates for transcutaneous monitoring

Kyung In Jang, Sang Youn Han, Sheng Xu, Kyle E. Mathewson, Yihui Zhang, Jae Woong Jeong, Gwang Tae Kim, R. Chad Webb, Jung Woo Lee, Thomas J. Dawidczyk, Rak Hwan Kim, Young Min Song, Woon Hong Yeo, Stanley Kim, Huanyu Cheng, Sang Il Rhee, Jeahoon Chung, Byunggik Kim, Ha Uk Chung, Dongjun LeeYiyuan Yang, Moongee Cho, John G. Gaspar, Ronald Carbonari, Monica Fabiani, Gabriele Gratton, Yonggang Huang, John A. Rogers^*

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Abstract

Research in stretchable electronics involves fundamental scientific topics relevant to applications with importance in human healthcare. Despite significant progress in active components, routes to mechanically robust construction are lacking. Here, we introduce materials and composite designs for thin, breathable, soft electronics that can adhere strongly to the skin, with the ability to be applied and removed hundreds of times without damaging the devices or the skin, even in regions with substantial topography and coverage of hair. The approach combines thin, ultralow modulus, cellular silicone materials with elastic, strain-limiting fabrics, to yield a compliant but rugged platform for stretchable electronics. Theoretical and experimental studies highlight the mechanics of adhesion and elastic deformation. Demonstrations include cutaneous optical, electrical and radio frequency sensors for measuring hydration state, electrophysiological activity, pulse and cerebral oximetry. Multipoint monitoring of a subject in an advanced driving simulator provides a practical example.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	4779
Journal	Nature communications
Volume	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms5779
State	Published - Sep 3 2014

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This material is based on work supported by a NASA and used facilities in the Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory and the Center for Microanalysis of Materials at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. K.-I.J. acknowledges support from a Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (D00008). S.Y.H. acknowledges support from Samsung Display Co. through a visiting research scholar programme. K.E.M. acknowledges postdoctoral fellowship funding from the Beckman Institute. H.C. is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Student Research fellow.

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Jang, K. I., Han, S. Y., Xu, S., Mathewson, K. E., Zhang, Y., Jeong, J. W., Kim, G. T., Webb, R. C., Lee, J. W., Dawidczyk, T. J., Kim, R. H., Song, Y. M., Yeo, W. H., Kim, S., Cheng, H., Rhee, S. I., Chung, J., Kim, B., Chung, H. U., ... Rogers, J. A. (2014). Rugged and breathable forms of stretchable electronics with adherent composite substrates for transcutaneous monitoring. Nature communications, 5, Article 4779. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms5779

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