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Title: Appendage mountable electronic devices conformable to surfaces

Abstract

Disclosed are appendage mountable electronic systems and related methods for covering and conforming to an appendage surface. A flexible or stretchable substrate has an inner surface for receiving an appendage, including an appendage having a curved surface, and an opposed outer surface that is accessible to external surfaces. A stretchable or flexible electronic device is supported by the substrate inner and/or outer surface, depending on the application of interest. The electronic device in combination with the substrate provides a net bending stiffness to facilitate conformal contact between the inner surface and a surface of the appendage provided within the enclosure. In an aspect, the system is capable of surface flipping without adversely impacting electronic device functionality, such as electronic devices comprising arrays of sensors, actuators, or both sensors and actuators.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1568621
Patent Number(s):
10357201
Application Number:
15/861,257
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, IL)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61B - DIAGNOSIS
H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS
DOE Contract Number:  
FG02-07ER46453; FG02-07ER46471
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 01/03/2018
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Rogers, John A., Ying, Ming Hua, Bonifas, Andrew, and Lu, Nanshu. Appendage mountable electronic devices conformable to surfaces. United States: N. p., 2019. Web.
Rogers, John A., Ying, Ming Hua, Bonifas, Andrew, & Lu, Nanshu. Appendage mountable electronic devices conformable to surfaces. United States.
Rogers, John A., Ying, Ming Hua, Bonifas, Andrew, and Lu, Nanshu. Tue . "Appendage mountable electronic devices conformable to surfaces". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1568621.
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abstractNote = {Disclosed are appendage mountable electronic systems and related methods for covering and conforming to an appendage surface. A flexible or stretchable substrate has an inner surface for receiving an appendage, including an appendage having a curved surface, and an opposed outer surface that is accessible to external surfaces. A stretchable or flexible electronic device is supported by the substrate inner and/or outer surface, depending on the application of interest. The electronic device in combination with the substrate provides a net bending stiffness to facilitate conformal contact between the inner surface and a surface of the appendage provided within the enclosure. In an aspect, the system is capable of surface flipping without adversely impacting electronic device functionality, such as electronic devices comprising arrays of sensors, actuators, or both sensors and actuators.},
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