title: An Epidermal Stimulation and Sensing Platform for Sensorimotor Prosthetic Control, Management of Lower Back Exertion, and Electrical Muscle Activation.
abstract: The design of an ultrathin, conformal electronic device that integrates electrotactile stimulation with electromyography, temperature, and strain sensing in a single, simple platform is reported. Experiments demonstrate simultaneous use of multiple modes of operation of this type of device in the sensorimotor control of robotic systems, in the monitoring of lower back exertion and in muscle stimulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA.|Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
authors.forename: Baoxing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Neuroscience Program, Medical Scholars Program, Beckman Institute, and Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
authors.forename: Aadeel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akhtar
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
authors.forename: Yuhao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering Mechanics and Center for Mechanics and Materials, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.|Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Center for Engineering and Healthand Skin Disease Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
authors.forename: Hang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.|Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Center for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23284, USA.
authors.forename: Woon-Hong
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Yeo
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
authors.forename: Sung Ii
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Aerospace Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
authors.forename: Brandon
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Boyce
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
authors.forename: Hyunjin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
authors.forename: Jiwoo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
authors.forename: Hsin-Yen
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
authors.forename: Sungyoung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
authors.forename: Yuhao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
authors.forename: Jeonghyun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
authors.forename: Seongkyu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Center for Engineering and Healthand Skin Disease Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
authors.forename: Yonggang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Aerospace Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bretl
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rogers
mesh_terms: D004576:Electromyography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004817:Epidermis; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal; D005082:Physical Exertion
keywords: electromyography, sensorimotor control; electrostimulation; epidermal sensors; ultrathin electronics