Stretchable Optoelectronic Circuits Embedded in a Polymer Network

Stretchable optoelectronic circuits, incorporating chip‐level LEDs and photodiodes in a silicone membrane, are demonstrated. Due to its highly miniaturized design and tissue‐like mechanical properties, such an optical circuit can be conformally applied to the epidermis and be used for measurement of...

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Published inAdvanced materials (Weinheim) Vol. 26; no. 11; pp. 1706 - 1710
Main Authors Ruh, Dominic, Reith, Patrick, Sherman, Stanislav, Theodor, Michael, Ruhhammer, Johannes, Seifert, Andreas, Zappe, Hans
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany Blackwell Publishing Ltd 19.03.2014
Subjects
Circuits
Diastole - physiology
Electric Wiring
Equipment Design
Fingers - physiology
Heart Rate - physiology
Humans
Infrared Rays
Materials Testing
Mechanical properties
Membranes
Miniaturization
Monitoring, Ambulatory - instrumentation
Networks
Optical Devices
Optical properties
Optoelectronics
Photodiodes
photoplethysmography
Photoplethysmography - instrumentation
Pliability
polydimethylsiloxane
Polymers
Pulse - instrumentation
Silicones
Skin Physiological Phenomena
Spectrum Analysis
STRETCHABLE ELECTRONICS
Systole - physiology
photoplethysmography
optoelectronics
polydimethylsiloxane
STRETCHABLE ELECTRONICS
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Summary:Stretchable optoelectronic circuits, incorporating chip‐level LEDs and photodiodes in a silicone membrane, are demonstrated. Due to its highly miniaturized design and tissue‐like mechanical properties, such an optical circuit can be conformally applied to the epidermis and be used for measurement of photoplethysmograms. This level of optical functionality in a stretchable substrate is potentially of great interest for personal health monitoring.
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ISSN:0935-9648
1521-4095
DOI:10.1002/adma.201304447