(352b) Skin-Inspired Sensors for Human Body, Brain and Gut

Skin is the body’s largest organ. It is responsible for the transduction of a vast amount of information. This conformable, stretchable, self-healable and biodegradable material simultaneously collects signals from external stimuli that translate into information such as pressure, pain, and temperature. Over the past decade, we have developed materials design concepts to add skin-like functions to organic electronic materials without compromising their electronic properties. These new materials and new devices enabled development of skin-like sensors for a broad range of applications in medical devices, robotics and wearable electronics. In this talk, I will discuss our recent sensor developments to allow mapping bioelectrical signals and neurotransmitters in addition to physiological signals.