Stretchable, soft, and wireless biomedical electronics

Electrophysiology that records various bio-signals from living organisms has broad impacts on clinical diagnosis and study. Having a recording system, effectively small and compatible with wireless communication, not only leads to the new environment in which health monitoring can commonly take place outside the hospital with portable recording devices, but also contributes to development in neuroscience by enabling studies on neural activity with the help of an implantable neural interface. This thesis presents a soft, stretchable, and wireless biomedical electronics system for both skin-mountable and implantable applications. The wireless capability associated with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) allows continuous monitoring in portable devices in user-friendly environments. Furthermore, the mechanical superiority of the flexible and stretchable platform enables this type of system to be implanted in a living rat to record and stimulate a pelvic nerve.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S.

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Electrical & Computer Engr

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2016

Author dc:creator

• Chung, Ha Uk

Contributors dc:contributor

• Rogers, John A.

• Skin-mountable
• Implantable
• Biomedical device
• Wireless communication
• Wireless power transfer
• Soft electronics

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2016 Ha Uk Chung

Language dc:language

en

Handle dc:identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/2142/90746

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/90746