{"title":"Soft, body conformable electronics for thermoregulation enabled by kirigami","authors":"Lung Chow, Guangyao Zhao, Pengcheng Wu, Xingcan Huang, Jiyu Li, Jian Li, Wanying Wang, Guihuan Guo, Zhiyuan Li, Jiachen Wang, Jingkun Zhou, Yawen Yang, Yuyu Gao, Binbin Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Dengfeng Li, Ya Huang, Kuanming Yao, Jian Lu, Xinge Yu","doi":"10.1007/s42242-024-00290-6","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>The application of thermoelectric devices (TEDs) for personalized thermoregulation is attractive for saving energy while balancing the quality of life. TEDs that directly attach to human skin remarkably minimized the energy wasted for cooling the entire environment. However, facing the extreme dynamic geometry change and strain of human skin, conventional TEDs cannot align with the contour of our bodies for the best thermoregulation effect. Hence, we designed a kirigami-based wearable TED with excellent water vapor permeability, flexibility, and conformability. Numerical analysis and experimental results reveal that our product can withstand various types of large mechanical deformation without circuit rupture. The stated outcome and proposed facile approach not only reinforce the development of wearable TEDs but also offer an innovative opportunity for different electronics that require high conformability.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Graphic abstract</h3>\n","PeriodicalId":48627,"journal":{"name":"Bio-Design and Manufacturing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.1000,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Bio-Design and Manufacturing","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42242-024-00290-6","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The application of thermoelectric devices (TEDs) for personalized thermoregulation is attractive for saving energy while balancing the quality of life. TEDs that directly attach to human skin remarkably minimized the energy wasted for cooling the entire environment. However, facing the extreme dynamic geometry change and strain of human skin, conventional TEDs cannot align with the contour of our bodies for the best thermoregulation effect. Hence, we designed a kirigami-based wearable TED with excellent water vapor permeability, flexibility, and conformability. Numerical analysis and experimental results reveal that our product can withstand various types of large mechanical deformation without circuit rupture. The stated outcome and proposed facile approach not only reinforce the development of wearable TEDs but also offer an innovative opportunity for different electronics that require high conformability.
期刊介绍:
Bio-Design and Manufacturing reports new research, new technology and new applications in the field of biomanufacturing, especially 3D bioprinting. Topics of Bio-Design and Manufacturing cover tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, mechanical devices from the perspectives of materials, biology, medicine and mechanical engineering, with a focus on manufacturing science and technology to fulfil the requirement of bio-design.