Wearable smart sensor systems integrated on soft contact lenses for wireless ocular diagnostics

Joohee Kim; Minji Kim; Mi-Sun Lee; Kukjoo Kim; Sangyoon Ji; Yun-Tae Kim; Jihun Park; Kyungmin Na; Kwi-Hyun Bae; Hong Kyun Kim; Franklin Bien; Chang Young Lee; Jang-Ung Park

doi:10.1038/ncomms14997

Nature Communications (Apr 2017)

Wearable smart sensor systems integrated on soft contact lenses for wireless ocular diagnostics

Joohee Kim,
Minji Kim,
Mi-Sun Lee,
Kukjoo Kim,
Sangyoon Ji,
Yun-Tae Kim,
Jihun Park,
Kyungmin Na,
Kwi-Hyun Bae,
Hong Kyun Kim,
Franklin Bien,
Chang Young Lee,
Jang-Ung Park

Affiliations

Joohee Kim: School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Wearable Electronics Research Group, Center for Smart Sensor Systems, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Minji Kim: School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Wearable Electronics Research Group, Center for Smart Sensor Systems, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Mi-Sun Lee: School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Wearable Electronics Research Group, Center for Smart Sensor Systems, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Kukjoo Kim: School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Wearable Electronics Research Group, Center for Smart Sensor Systems, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Sangyoon Ji: School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Wearable Electronics Research Group, Center for Smart Sensor Systems, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Yun-Tae Kim: School of Life Sciences, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Jihun Park: School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Wearable Electronics Research Group, Center for Smart Sensor Systems, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Kyungmin Na: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Kwi-Hyun Bae: Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine
Hong Kyun Kim: Department of Ophthalmology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine
Franklin Bien: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Chang Young Lee: School of Life Sciences, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Jang-Ung Park: School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Wearable Electronics Research Group, Center for Smart Sensor Systems, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14997
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Wearable electronics have been utilized for a number of applications including for ocular use, although their use has been limited to a single function. Here, the authors developed a multifunctional contact lens with wireless electronics for measurement of glucose and intraocular pressure.

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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