E-skin: the future of sustainable & recyclable wearable electronics

Authors

  • Wei Zhang Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
  • Jianliang Xiao Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk627

Keywords:

wearable electronics, electronic skin, health monitoring, self-healing, recycling, reconfiguration

Abstract

An electronic “skin” can find applications in health care, robotics, and prosthetics, and can benefit the well-being, economy, and sustainability of our society. A sustainable futuristic electronic skin with superior stretching, self-healing, recycling, and reconfiguration capabilities has been developed by combining scientific advances in materials, electronics, mechanics and chemistry.

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Published

2022-04-06

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2022)

Section

Maths, Physics & Chemistry

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Some rights reserved 2022 Wei Zhang, Jianliang Xiao

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