Ultrathin Gold Nanocrystal Conductors for Wearable Epidermal Biofuel Cells

该项目旨在制造超薄、柔软但可拉伸的金纳米晶体导体，以突破用于制造可穿戴表皮生物燃料电池的下一代软生物电极的厚度限制。这将产生与软纳米晶体导体、生物阳极和生物阴极的设计/制造相关的新知识和可专利技术，这些材料需要薄、软、导电和生物相容性。该项目的预期成果包括提高澳大利亚在颠覆性可穿戴生物电子学方面的能力，加强国际合作，培训不熟练的劳动力，以及提高澳大利亚在纳米技术、材料科学、能源、生物传感器和生物电子学领域的知识库。

This project aims to fabricate ultrathin, soft yet stretchable gold nanocrystal conductors to push the thickness limit of next-generation soft bioelectrodes for fabrication of wearable epidermal biofuel cells. This will generate new knowledge and patentable technologies related to design/fabrication of soft nanocrystal conductors, bioanode and biocathode, which require to be thin, soft, conductive and biocompatible. Expected outcomes of this project include enhanced national capacity in disruptive wearable bioelectronics, strengthening international collaborations, unskilled workforce training, as well as advancement of Australian knowledge base in the fields of nanotechnology, materials science, energy, biosensors and bioelectronics.