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Soft Microfluidic Assemblies of Sensors, Circuits, and Radios for the Skin

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Xu, Sheng, Zhang, Yihui, Jia, Lin, Mathewson, Kyle E., Jang, Kyung-In, Kim, Jeonghyun, Fu, Haoran, Huang, Xian +10 more·2014·Science

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Wearable Monitors: Advances in microelectronics have yielded high-quality devices that allow for intensive signal collection or transmission. S. Xu et al. (p. 70 ) show how to make a soft wearable system that is constructed like a stretchable circuit board, where the electronic components are bridged electrically by thin, meandering conducting traces that float in a highly visco-elastic polymer. A complete soft circuit capable of multisignal physiological sensing on skin was created, with potential for use in health monitoring or neonatal care.

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  • Wearable sensor technologies are essential for personalized medicine through continuous monitoring of an individual's health.

    “Wearable sensor technologies are essential to the realization of personalized medicine through continuously monitoring an individual's state of health1–12.”

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    The Abstract says skin-mounted sensors can provide clinical-quality health monitoring for continuous use and that continuous physiological monitoring is needed to treat many medical conditions. It does not say wearable sensors are essential to the realization of personalized medicine; that part overstates what the paper supports. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  • Under UV exposure, the photosensitive dyes within the 100 μm thick patch change color, which can be read with a smartphone camera.

    “Under the UV exposure, the photosensitive dyes within the 100 µm thick patch change color, which can be read with a smartphone camera.22”

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    The device description (section labeled Abstract, page unavailable) describes a microfluidic enclosure and a ~0.1 mm superstrate, not a 100 µm dye-containing patch. Searches for UV-responsive dyes, color change, and smartphone-camera reading found no passage addressing those claims in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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  • The patch is air-permeable and can be worn up to 3 d.

    “The patch is air‐permeable and can be worn up to 3 d.”

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    The paper’s section labeled Abstract describes a device laminated onto the forearm and discusses skin adhesion, but does not state that it is air-permeable or wearable for three days. Searches for air permeability, breathability, and three-day or 72-hour wear found no passage addressing either property; page numbers were unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.72)

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Authors
Xu, S., Zhang, Y., Jia, L., Mathewson, K. E., Jang, K.-I., Kim, J., Fu, H., Huang, X., Chava, P., Wang, R., Bhole, S., Wang, L., Na, Y. J., Guan, Y., Flavin, M., Han, Z., Huang, Y., & Rogers, J. A.
Affiliations
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
  • Northwestern University (US)
Corresponding author
  • Xu, Sheng
  • Zhang, Yihui
  • Jia, Lin
  • Mathewson, Kyle E.
  • Huang, Yonggang
  • Rogers, John A.
Venue
Science
Published
2014-04-04
Volume
344
Issue
6179
Pages
70-74
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W1998544072
Cited by
1,199
References
31
Citations by year
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FWCI
56.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) (submittedVersion)
  • KAIST Institutional Repository (KAIST) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Energy (DE‐FG02‐, FG02-07ER46453, DEFG0207ER46471, DEFG0207ER46453)
  • Division of Materials Research
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies
Keywords
stretchable sensors, buckling, wireless physiological monitoring, flexible circuits, power supply integration, health monitoring
MeSH terms
Adult, Elasticity, Electrocardiography, Electroencephalography, Electromyography, Electrooculography, Equipment Design, Humans, Male, Monitoring, Physiologic, Silicone Elastomers, Skin, Electrocardiography, Ambulatory, Monitoring, Ambulatory, Microfluidics, Young Adult, Remote Sensing Technology, Wireless Technology

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