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Harnessing the Wide-range Strain Sensitivity of Bilayered PEDOT:PSS Films for Wearable Health Monitoring.

Hao LiuShiming ZhangZhikang LiTian Jian LuHaisong LinYangzhi ZhuSamad AhadianSam EmaminejadMehmet Remzi DokmeciFeng XuAli Khademhosseini
Published in: Matter (2021)
Mechanical deformation of human skin provides essential information about human motions, muscle stretching, vocal fold vibration, and heart rates. Monitoring these activities requires the measurement of strains at different levels. Herein, we report a wearable wide-range strain sensor based on conducting polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS). A bioinspired bilayer structure was constructed to enable a wide-range strain sensing (1%~100%). Besides, hydrogel was chosen as the biological- and mechanical-compatible interface layer with the human skin. Finally, we demonstrated that the strain sensor is capable of monitoring various strain-related activities, including subtle skin deformation (pulse and phonation), mid-level body stretch (swallowing and facial expressions), and substantial joint movement (elbow bending).
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • endothelial cells
  • heart failure
  • escherichia coli
  • skeletal muscle
  • heart rate
  • health information
  • soft tissue
  • machine learning
  • hyaluronic acid
  • ionic liquid
  • artificial intelligence