Epidermal mechano-acoustic sensing electronics for cardiovascular diagnostics and human-machine interfaces

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1601185
• Publication Date: 2016-11-18T01:10:26Z
• Authors: Yuhao Liu; James J. S. Norton; Raza Qazi; Zhanan Zou; Kaitlyn R. Ammann; Hank Liu; Lingqing Yan; Phat L. Tran; Kyung-In Jang; Jung Woo Lee; Douglas Zhang; Kristopher A. Kilian; Sung Hee Jung; Timothy Bretl; Jianliang Xiao; Marvin J. Slepian; Yonggang Huang; Jae-Woong Jeong; John A. Rogers
• Keywords: ventricle assist device; 4003 Biomedical Engineering; stretchable; seismocardiology; Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular; 610; Bioengineering; 02 engineering and technology; Cardiovascular; 01 natural sciences; acoustic; anzsrc-for: 40 Engineering; Mice; User-Computer Interface; Medical; Animals; Humans; Research Articles; 40 Engineering; Skin; Assistive Technology; human-machine interface; Heart Murmurs; Rehabilitation; 600; Thrombosis; 4.1 Discovery and preclinical testing of markers and technologies; Electronics, Medical; 0104 chemical sciences; Diagnostic Techniques; accelerometer; Heart Disease; Networking and Information Technology R&D (NITRD); anzsrc-for: 4003 Biomedical Engineering; Heart-Assist Devices; Electronics; flexible; Epidermis; Epidermal; 0210 nano-technology

Researchers report advances in materials and designs for skin-integrated devices capable of measuring acoustic signatures.