Yang Ganguang, Qiu Yuqi, Pang Bo, Guo Wei, Liu Shaoyu, Zheng Qingyang, Zhou Sen, Tian Jia, Liu Wei, Xie Bin, Bu Tianzhao, Wu Changsheng, Yin Zhouping, Liu Yutian, Wu Hao
Flexible Electronics Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
Department of Hand Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022, China.
Sci Adv. 2025 Jun 27;11(26):eadw6166. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adw6166. Epub 2025 Jun 25.
Achieving accurate locating of perforating arteries (PAs) has great clinical value in various biomedical applications, such as free flap transfer. However, the anatomical variability of these arteries presents a major challenge in PA locating, and existing methods have various disadvantages, limiting their applications. Here, we propose a reusable and flexible hydrogel biosensor array for noninvasive, precise, and efficient PA locating. Particularly, we develop electrically responsive hydrogels to establish rapidly detachable device/hydrogel interfaces, endowing the reusability of the biosensor array. Meanwhile, the adhesion of hydrogel/skin interfaces is also enhanced to facilitate high-fidelity signal acquisition. By analyzing the photoplethysmography (PPG) infrared (IR) signals, the biosensor array can accurately and responsively locate PAs across different types of free flaps in clinical cases, outperforming existing techniques. This biosensor array represents a promising platform for PA locating. The strategy of hydrogel interface design paves the way for the development of reusable flexible electronics in biomedical applications to avoid cross-infection and reduce device costs.
在各种生物医学应用中,如游离皮瓣移植,实现穿支动脉(PA)的精确定位具有重要的临床价值。然而,这些动脉的解剖变异性给PA定位带来了重大挑战,并且现有方法存在各种缺点,限制了它们的应用。在此,我们提出了一种可重复使用且灵活的水凝胶生物传感器阵列,用于无创、精确且高效的PA定位。特别地,我们开发了电响应水凝胶以建立快速可分离的设备/水凝胶界面,赋予生物传感器阵列可重复使用性。同时,水凝胶/皮肤界面的粘附性也得到增强,以促进高保真信号采集。通过分析光电容积脉搏波描记法(PPG)红外(IR)信号,该生物传感器阵列能够在临床病例中准确且灵敏地定位不同类型游离皮瓣中的PA,优于现有技术。这种生物传感器阵列是一种很有前景的PA定位平台。水凝胶界面设计策略为生物医学应用中可重复使用的柔性电子器件的发展铺平了道路,以避免交叉感染并降低设备成本。