An epifluidic electronic patch with spiking sweat clearance for event-driven perspiration monitoring

Sangha Kim; Seongjin Park; Jina Choi; Wonseop Hwang; Sunho Kim; In-Suk Choi; Hyunjung Yi; Rhokyun Kwak

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-34442-y

Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

An epifluidic electronic patch with spiking sweat clearance for event-driven perspiration monitoring

Sangha Kim,
Seongjin Park,
Jina Choi,
Wonseop Hwang,
Sunho Kim,
In-Suk Choi,
Hyunjung Yi,
Rhokyun Kwak

Affiliations

Sangha Kim: Department of Mechanical Convergence Engineering, Hanyang University
Seongjin Park: Post-Silicon Semiconductor Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Jina Choi: Department of Mechanical Convergence Engineering, Hanyang University
Wonseop Hwang: Post-Silicon Semiconductor Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Sunho Kim: Post-Silicon Semiconductor Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
In-Suk Choi: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
Hyunjung Yi: Post-Silicon Semiconductor Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Rhokyun Kwak: Department of Mechanical Convergence Engineering, Hanyang University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34442-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Sensory neurons convert external stimuli into spike signals, enabling energy-efficient information processing. Here, Kwak et al. present a sensory neuron-inspired epifluidic wireless patch and demonstrate spike-based energy-efficient sweat monitoring.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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