Flexible Electronics: An Epidermal Stimulation and Sensing Platform for Sensorimotor Prosthetic Control, Management of Lower Back Exertion, and Electrical Muscle Activation (Adv. Mater. 22/2016).
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 by J. A. Rogers and co-workers on page 4462. Demonstrated application possibilities include prosthetic control with sensory feedback, monitors, and stimulation signals related to lower back exertion, and electrical muscle stimulation with feedback control.
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.
Baoxing
B
Xu
Neuroscience Program, Medical Scholars Program, Beckman Institute, and Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
Aadeel
A
Akhtar
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
Yuhao
Y
Liu
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.
Hang
H
Chen
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.
Woon-Hong
WH
Yeo
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
Sung Ii
SI
Park
Department of Aerospace Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
Brandon
B
Boyce
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
Hyunjin
H
Kim
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
Jiwoo
J
Yu
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
Hsin-Yen
HY
Lai
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
Sungyoung
S
Jung
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
Yuhao
Y
Zhou
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
Jeonghyun
J
Kim
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
Seongkyu
S
Cho
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.
Yonggang
Y
Huang
Department of Aerospace Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
Timothy
T
Bretl
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
John A
JA
Rogers
D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004576:Electromyography; D056228:Feedback, Sensory; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal; D005082:Physical Exertion
electromyography, sensorimotor control; electrostimulation; epidermal sensors; ultrathin electronics