Affiliation:
1. School of Chemical Engineering Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) Suwon 16419 Republic of Korea
2. Department of Mechanical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
3. Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst MA 01003 USA
4. The Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
Abstract
AbstractKirigami, a traditional paper‐cutting art, is a promising method for creating mechanically robust circuitry for unconventional devices capable of extreme stretchability through structural deformation. In this study, this design approach is expanded upon by introducing Liquid Metal based Elastic Kirigami Electrodes (LM‐eKE) in which kirigami‐patterned soft elastomers are coated with eutectic gallium‐indium (EGaIn) alloy. Overcoming the mechanical and electrical limitations of previous efforts with paper‐like kirigami, the all soft LM‐eKE can be stretched to 820% strain while the electrical resistance only increases by 33%. This is enabled by the fluidic properties of the EGaIn coating, which maintains high electrical conductivity even as the elastic substrate undergoes extreme deformation. Applying the LM‐eKE to human knee joints and fingers, the resistance change during physical activities is under 1.7%, thereby allowing for stable electrical operation of wearable health monitoring devices for tracking electroencephalogram (EEG) signals and other physiological activity.
Funder
Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology
Carnegie Mellon University
Subject
Electrochemistry,Condensed Matter Physics,Biomaterials,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
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13 articles.
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