| Literature DB >> 31380180 |
Eui Hyuk Kim1, Hyowon Han1, Seunggun Yu2, Chanho Park1, Gwangmook Kim1, Beomjin Jeong1, Seung Won Lee1, Jong Sung Kim1, Seokyeong Lee1, Joohee Kim1, Jang-Ung Park1, Wooyoung Shim1, Cheolmin Park1.
Abstract
In addition to the demand for stimuli-responsive sensors that can detect various vital signals in epidermal skin, the development of electronic skin displays that quantitatively detect and visualize various epidermal stimuli such as the temperature, sweat gland activity, and conductance simultaneously are of significant interest for emerging human-interactive electronics used in health monitoring. Herein, a novel interactive skin display with epidermal stimuli electrode (ISDEE) allowing for the simultaneous sensing and display of multiple epidermal stimuli on a single device is presented. It is based on a simple two-layer architecture on a topographically patterned elastomeric polymer composite with light-emitting inorganic phosphors, upon which two electrodes are placed with a certain parallel gap. The ISDEE is directly mounted on human skin, which by itself serves as a field-responsive floating electrode of the display operating under an alternating current (AC). The AC field exerted on the epidermal skin layer depends on the conductance of the skin, which can be modulated based on a variety of physiological skin factors, such as the temperature, sweat gland activity, and pressure. Conductance-dependent field-induced electroluminescence is achieved, giving rise to an on-hand sensing display platform where a variety of human information can be directly sensed and visualized.Entities:
Keywords: direct pressure and conductance visualization; field induced alternating current operation; fingerprint electroluminescent images; skin conformal devices; wearable sensing displays
Year: 2019 PMID: 31380180 PMCID: PMC6662062 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201802351
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Sci (Weinh) ISSN: 2198-3844 Impact factor: 16.806
Figure 1Device architecture and working principle of Interactive Skin Display with Epidermal Stimuli Electrode (ISDEE). a) Schematic of the device structure of parallel‐type PEDOT:PSS electrodes and a sensing layer with topological micropyramids consisting of a ZnS:Cu/PDMS composite on an epidermal stimuli electrode. b) An SEM image of a topological‐patterned ZnS:Cu/PDMS composite with micropyramids. c) A cross‐sectional SEM image of the composite with ZnS:Cu particles. Photographs of an ISDEE mounted on d) back of hand and e) finger. Schematic illustration and the equivalent electrical circuit model f,h) and FEA of AC field analysis g,i) of an ISDEE with distribution of electric field magnitude on epidermal stimuli electrode upon unloading and loading, respectively.
Figure 2Properties of pressure‐sensing and visualization of a parallel‐type AC device. a) Schematic of a parallel‐type AC device with a floating ITO electrode. b) AC frequency‐dependent dielectric constant of ZnS:Cu/PDMS composite with different ratios. c) A plot of the change in capacitance and sensitivity as a function of pressure with a parallel‐type AC device with a composite ZnS:Cu/PDMS at a weight ratio of 3:1. The sensitivity is defined as S c = δ(∆C/C 0)/δp, where p is the applied pressure, and C and C 0 are the capacitances with and without the applied pressure, respectively. d) Load–unload cycle endurance in capacitance changes over 5000 cycles at Δ2.5 kPa. e) EL intensity of the device under different applied pressures of 1 to 35 kPa. The inset shows a plot of the integrated EL luminescence as a function of pressure. The EL sensitivity is defined as SEL = δ(∆L/L)/δp, where p is the applied pressure, and L and L 0 are the integrated EL intensities with and without applied pressure, respectively. f) Photographs of an ISDEE mounted on finger with EL upon finger motion as a function of the bending angle. g) Time‐dependent capacitance changes of the ISDEE attached to a finger for human motion sensing. h) Measurement of JVP patterns by the ISDEE attached to the middle of the neck‐packing VHB film. The device was operated at AC voltage and a frequency of 100 V and 100 kHz, respectively. The ISDEE also has a composite ZnS:Cu/PDMS (3:1 in weight ratio).
Figure 3Properties of temperature and sweat sensing and visualization of an ISDEE. a) Variation in impedance (Z) of parallel‐type AC devices with floating PEDOT:PSS electrodes containing different amounts of DMSO as a function of frequency. b) A plot of impedance values of the devices at the frequency of 100 kHz as a function of DMSO in the PEDOT:PSS electrodes. c) Luminance versus voltage (L–V) characteristic of the parallel‐type AC devices with PEDOT:PSS top electrodes containing different amounts of DMSO. The device containing a topological‐patterned composite ZnS:Cu/PDMS at a weight ratio of 3:1 was operated at 100 kHz. d) Photographs of an ISDEE mounted on the skin for sensing temperature and sweat. The ISDEE containing a topological‐patterned composite ZnS:Cu/PDMS at a weight ratio of 3:1 was operated at AC voltage and a frequency of 100 V and 100 kHz, respectively. e) Time‐dependent variation of change in impedance and temperature immediately after release of the grasped cup on ISDEE with temperature detection. The sensitivity is defined as S T = δ(∆Z/Z)/δT, where T is the applied temperature, and Z and Z 0 are the impedances with and without the applied temperature, respectively. f) Variation of the change in impedance as a function of sweat from human skin with a relative sweat concentration of 0–160 × 10−3 m. The sensitivity is defined as S S = δ(∆Z/Z)/δC, where C is the [Na+] concentration, and Z and Z 0 are the impedances with different concentration. g) Photographs of EL intensity images with surface temperature 25 °C (left) and 100 °C (right). h) Photographs of EL intensity images with sweat concentration of 10 × 10−3 m (left) and 160 × 10−3 m (right).
Figure 4Imaging of high‐resolution fingerprint using an ISDEE. a) Schematic illustration of an ISDEE mounted on a fingertip and touched on a transparent substrate for visualizing a fingerprint in EL in addition to capacitance sensing of the touch. b) Photograph of an ISDEE mounted directly onto a finger. c) Photographs of EL images of fingerprint patterns obtained through conformal contact of a finger with an ISDEE with different pressure. The images are shown from ISDEEs with the microstructured (left column) and flat (right column) ZnS:Cu/PDMS (3:1 in weight ratio) composite layers. d) Photographs of an ISDEE with a microstructured ZnS:Cu/PDMS (3:1 in weight ratio) composite layer mounted on a finger, subsequently touched on arbitrary places on a transparent plate, giving rise to distinct fingerprint EL images on the touched areas. All ISDEEs were operated at AC voltage and a frequency of 80 V and 100 kHz, respectively.