1. Flexible electronic skin with nanostructured interfaces via flipping over electroless deposited metal electrodes.
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Shi, ZhuanZhuan, Wu, XiaoShuai, Zhang, HuiHui, Chai, HuiHui, Li, Chang Ming, Lu, ZhiSong, and Yu, Ling
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ELECTRODES , *ELECTROLESS deposition , *SUBSTRATES (Materials science) , *ADHESIVE tape , *ELECTRONICS - Abstract
Graphical abstract Nanostructured Cu electrode can be fabricated from electroless deposition (ELD) on a frosted plastic substrate via Parafilm® template and subsequently flipped over with an adhesive tape. The transferred Cu electrodes can be used to fabricate flexible electronic skin (E-skin) for monitoring human physiological signals. Abstract A novel and simple method was developed to quickly pattern and transfer electrodes with nanostructures for fabricating flexible electronic skin (E-skin). A nano/micro-structure embedded Cu electrode can be fabricated from a solution process-based electroless deposition (ELD) on a frosted plastic substrate and subsequently flipped over with an adhesive tape. The fine nano/microstructures on the Cu layer benefit the pressure-electric response of the pressure sensor, demonstrated a high sensitivity: 2.22 kPa−1. This fabricated flexible E-skin can be used for monitoring human physiological signals, such as wrist pulse and thumb bending. This fabrication method is an economical tool for fast prototyping cost-effective wearable electronics for the detection and prediction of diseases. It offers opportunity for researchers from resource-limited laboratories to work on miniaturized wearable devices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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