Flexible and stretchable electronic systems for epidermal electronics

This invention describes a very thin, flexible electronic patch designed to stick directly onto a person's skin. It contains many tiny sensors arranged in an array that can detect electrical signals from the body, like those from muscles or the heart. The patch is so flexible it can conform closely to the skin, and one version even works without needing a separate sticky layer.

Why it matters: Since 2012, significant advancements in flexible electronics manufacturing and materials science have made the creation of highly stretchable, skin-conforming sensor arrays more feasible. The specific material properties and sensor integration described in the claims are now more attainable due to progress in microfabrication and polymer science.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: SpecializedFlexible electronics, specialized materials, sensor array fabrication

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