Towards clothing-like neural sensing and stimulation: thin, but robust, wearable electronics

迈向类似衣服的神经传感和刺激：薄而坚固的可穿戴电子产品

• 批准号: 521315-2017
• 负责人: Chung, HyunJoong
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: University of Alberta
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=640615
• 关键词: Towards; clothing; like; neural; sensing

The emerging technology of wearable biosensors based on flexible electronics technology is making a greatimpact on the rehabilitation of patients. The transition of form factor of sensory electronics from rigid toflexible allowed unprecedented comfort to the patients, especially when worn on the moving parts of body. Thefirst step for the biosensors is to achieve the comfort level that is comparable to wearing clothing on themoving parts of body. The constituting components for flexible electronics are, however, prone to fail due tomodulus mismatch between conducting/computing components and the substrate/encapsulants anddelamination between the components due to the lack of adhesion. Here, we will (i) perform fundamentalresearches on mechanical failure models, (ii) suggest alternative material/device designs based on previouslypublished methods (i.e., no intellectual property issues related to the rules of NSERC Engage project), and (iii)test the mechanical properties of devices that are pertinent to wearability and longevity.

基于柔性电子技术的可穿戴生物传感器这一新兴技术正在对患者的康复产生重大影响。感觉电子元件的形状因数从刚性转变为柔性，给患者带来了前所未有的舒适性，特别是当佩戴在身体的活动部分时。生物传感器的第一步是达到与在身体移动部分穿衣服相媲美的舒适度。然而，柔性电子器件的构成元件由于导电/计算元件与基板/封装剂之间的模数不匹配以及元件之间由于缺乏附着力而分层而容易失效。在这里，我们将(I)对机械故障模型进行基础研究，(Ii)基于以前公布的方法(即，不存在与NSERC Engage项目规则相关的知识产权问题)建议替代材料/器件设计，以及(Iii)测试与耐磨性和寿命相关的器件的机械性能。