Development of Autonomous and Self-powered Multifunctional IoT Devices for Indoor Conditions utilising Nanoscale Offset Printing

物联网（IoT）有望彻底改变数据如何为我们社会的许多方面提供信息。“智能”家用电子产品、人工智能、远程系统和可穿戴设备的爆炸式增长，让人们了解了设备互联和数据共享的好处。如果电子产品可以嵌入到各种情况中，它可以提供从各种来源获取数据的途径，例如空气质量和通风中的气体成分、家庭能源使用、蛋白质或病毒检测以及许多其他应用。印刷电子（PE）通过比传统半导体方法更快地生产更便宜、更灵活的电子产品，使这一目标成为现实。该项目旨在探索生产互联网设备集成解决方案的潜力，该解决方案可以为一系列任务提供数据，同时在其生命周期内仍具有成本竞争力。这涉及到设计自给自足的能量收集设备，这些设备具有微/纳米级，节能组件，包括一系列不同的传感器，执行器，电池等，结合了PE的最新进展。

The Internet of Things (IoT) looks to revolutionise how data can inform many aspects of our society. The explosion of `smart' home electronics, artificial intelligence, remote systems and wearables provides an insight of the benefits of the inter-connectivity of devices and the sharing of data. If electronics can be embedded in a wide range of situations it could provide access to data from a range of sources, such as air quality and gas composition in ventilation, the energy usage of households, detection of proteins or viruses and many other applications. Printed electronics (PE) is making this a reality by producing cheaper, flexible electronics faster than traditional semiconductor methods [1][2][3]. This project aims to explore the potential of producing an integrated solution of internet enabled devices that can provide data for a range of tasks while still being cost competitive over its lifetime. This involves in designing self-sufficient energy harvesting devices with micro/nanoscale, energy efficient components including range of different sensors, actuators, batteries and more that incorporate the latest advancements in PE.