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Soft Wearable Bioelectronics for Smart and Connected First Responders

W. Hong Yeo, Assistant ProfessorWoodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Coulter Department of Biomedical EngineeringInstitute for Electronics & Nanotechnology Georgia Tech

Email: whyeo@gatech.edu Website: yeolab.gatech.edu

#SMARTer Together, May 7, 2020

Yeo Group @ Georgia Techsoft materials, machine

learning, and flexible electronics

Soft Material-Enabled Electronics

Yeo Research Group @TECH

New Project: Smart & Connected First Responders

Image: Ford First Responder Appreciation Program in Center Line, MI

All-in-one, Soft Electronics like

Band-Aid

Carry-on smart device

Local station

EMS

Heart activitiesRespiratory rateTemperatureBlood oxygen saturationStress levelsActivity levels

Real-time detection of

abnormal signals

Emergencyaccident

natural disasterterrorism

Innovation of Soft ElectronicsSmaller form factorBetter skin compatibilityBetter signals- no motion artifactNo thermal/mechanical burdenLong-term wearability

Innovation of Soft ElectronicsExisting Electronics: Rigid and Bulky

Soft Electronics: Ultrathin and Flexible – soft, nanomaterials

Simple Idea – Design of Soft ElectronicsQ) How to make it thin, flexible, and light?

Rigid electronics

200 nm

NM bulk

Nanomembrane + mesh patterns

Soft Material-Enabled Electronics

ExamplesUse Wearable Soft Electronics to Measure Biosignals on the Skin

Soft Biopatch on the Chest

Mounted on chest

Zoom-in view on the skin

Soft Biopatch on the Chest

SkintronicsBioradio1.2

-0.824

Volta

ge (m

V)

Time (min)0

Biostamp

Conventional Electronics

Skin-likeElectronics(Skintronics)

Negligible motion artifacts

Monitoring of Cardiac Signals and Acitivity

Monitoring of Stress and Temperature

Sweat gland activity – emotional arousal

Monitoring of Health and Performance

Heart Rate and Activity Intensity

Monitoring of Blood Oxygen LevelsConventional rigid, finger-worn

Soft electronics

Soft Material-Enabled ElectronicsSkin-compatible, breathable, waterproof, and long-term wearable!

Soft electronics – no side effect Porous structure Live cells on the device

After 8 days

Interested in Soft Electronics?Looking for a partner for the Georgia Smart Grant (due: June 12th)

If interested in smart first responder project, please email me whyeo@gatech.edu

Thanks for Your Attention!

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