Session: 04-26-01: Advanced Material Innovations in Wearable Biomedical Devices and Structures

Paper Number: 147222

147222 - Liquid-Assistant Nanomanufacturing Technologies of Wearable Electronics for Biomedical Applications 

Wearable electronic devices and systems have attracted ever-growing attention in biomedical and healthcare applications over the past years. The continuous development, particularly supported by the emergence of new materials, capable of meeting critical needs in next-generation, sustainable, wearable, and multifunctional electrical devices for at-home, personalized healthcare monitoring and disease diagnosis, is challenging the principles and strategies from structural design, to manufacturing, and to their seamless integration toward the realization of precision healthcare. In this talk, I will present our innovative solutions to advance nanomanufacturing of wearable biomedical electronics by leveraging the unique fluidity of liquid and demonstrate their applications in healthcare. I will first introduce a 3D printing technology that enables to print composited ink based film electronics on a substrate with arbitrary geometric curvatures. Application on 3D-printed microheater integrated microneedle patch system will be demonstrated to control drug release for pain management. Then, I will show the liquid spreading assistant manufacturing technique on printing radio frequency identification based smart label devices and the subsequent transfer process on a curvilinear solid substrate. I will exemplify the applications of smart label devices on real-time monitoring of food spoilage. Finally, I will talk about our exploration on manufacturing of electrical sensing-based, reusable, cellular microfluidic devices for fast urinalysis. The sensing capability, sensitivity, and reusability for monitoring biomarkers in disease mouse models are confirmed by parallel clinic results. The explorations of these manufacturing technologies in wearable electronics and demonstrated biomedical applications offer innovative contributions to advancing the development of biomedical devices, thereby potentially revolutionizing healthcare monitoring technologies.

Presenting Author: Baoxing Xu university of virginia

Presenting Author Biography: Dr. Baoxing Xu is currently an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at The University of Virginia.

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