Dong Yan, Liu Tzu-Li, Chen Shulin, Nithianandam Prasad, Matar Keyan, Li Jinghua
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chronic Brain Injury Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Adv Funct Mater. 2023 Feb 2;33(6). doi: 10.1002/adfm.202210136. Epub 2022 Nov 28.
Wearable electronics play important roles in noninvasive, continuous, and personalized monitoring of multiple biosignals generated by the body. To unleash their full potential for next-generation human centered bio-integrated electronics, the wireless sensing capability is a desirable feature. However, state-of-the-art wireless sensing technologies exploit rigid and bulky electronic modules for power supply, signal generation, and data transmission. This study reports a battery-free device technology based on a "two-part" resonance circuit model with modularized, physically separated, and detachable functional units for magnetic coupling and biosensing. The resulting platform combines advantages of electronics and microfluidics with low cost, minimized form factors, and improved performance stability. Demonstration of a detachable sweat patch capable of simultaneous recording of cortisol concentration, pH value, and temperature highlights the potential of the "two-part" circuit for advanced, transformative biosensing. The resulting wireless sensors provide a new engineering solution to monitoring biosignals through intimate and seamless integration with skin surfaces.
可穿戴电子产品在对人体产生的多种生物信号进行无创、连续和个性化监测方面发挥着重要作用。为了充分发挥其在下一代以人类为中心的生物集成电子设备中的全部潜力,无线传感能力是一项理想的特性。然而,目前最先进的无线传感技术采用刚性且笨重的电子模块进行供电、信号生成和数据传输。本研究报告了一种基于“两部分”谐振电路模型的无电池设备技术,该模型具有模块化、物理分离且可拆卸的功能单元,用于磁耦合和生物传感。由此产生的平台结合了电子学和微流体学的优势,具有低成本、最小化外形尺寸和提高的性能稳定性。一种能够同时记录皮质醇浓度、pH值和温度的可拆卸汗液贴片的演示突出了“两部分”电路在先进的、变革性生物传感方面的潜力。由此产生的无线传感器通过与皮肤表面紧密无缝集成,为监测生物信号提供了一种新的工程解决方案。