Stretchable, Multifunctional Epidermal Sensor Patch for Surface Electromyography and Strain Measurements

The concurrent collection of surface electromyography (sEMG) and strain signals is important for many applications, such as human–machine interaction, sign language recognition, and clinical evaluation of muscle function. Nevertheless, the conventional sensor systems made of rigid, bulky components...

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Autores principales: Chengjun Wang, Min Cai, Zengming Hao, Shuang Nie, Changying Liu, Honggen Du, Jian Wang, Weiqiu Chen, Jizhou Song
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:cb2d85b498634400ae828b811f15d4812021-11-23T07:58:49ZStretchable, Multifunctional Epidermal Sensor Patch for Surface Electromyography and Strain Measurements2640-456710.1002/aisy.202100031https://doaj.org/article/cb2d85b498634400ae828b811f15d4812021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202100031https://doaj.org/toc/2640-4567The concurrent collection of surface electromyography (sEMG) and strain signals is important for many applications, such as human–machine interaction, sign language recognition, and clinical evaluation of muscle function. Nevertheless, the conventional sensor systems made of rigid, bulky components cannot provide a reliable, conformal interface for accurate, continuous measurements of the epidermal physiological signals. Herein, a skin‐interfaced, multifunctional epidermal sensor patch with characteristics of mechanical softness, large stretchability, and wearable conformability for multimodal measurements of sEMG signals and associated skin deformations from various muscle activities and joint motions is reported. The sensor patch features two pairs of stretchable sEMG electrodes and two thin, miniaturized strain sensors, which are connected by stretchable filamentary serpentine interconnects in an open‐meshed structure. Experimental and computational studies reveal the design and operation of the sensor patch, which exhibit stable and repetitive performance even under a 30% stretching strain level. Demonstrations of the sensor patch on the wrist for simple sign language recognition and on the lower back for the flexion‐relaxation phenomenon illustrate its potential for the comprehensive assessment of the muscle activities and related motions of muscle joints.Chengjun WangMin CaiZengming HaoShuang NieChangying LiuHonggen DuJian WangWeiqiu ChenJizhou SongWileyarticleelectromyographyepidermal sensor patchesmultimodalsstrain sensorsComputer engineering. Computer hardwareTK7885-7895Control engineering systems. Automatic machinery (General)TJ212-225ENAdvanced Intelligent Systems, Vol 3, Iss 11, Pp n/a-n/a (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic electromyography
epidermal sensor patches
multimodals
strain sensors
Computer engineering. Computer hardware
TK7885-7895
Control engineering systems. Automatic machinery (General)
TJ212-225
spellingShingle electromyography
epidermal sensor patches
multimodals
strain sensors
Computer engineering. Computer hardware
TK7885-7895
Control engineering systems. Automatic machinery (General)
TJ212-225
Chengjun Wang
Min Cai
Zengming Hao
Shuang Nie
Changying Liu
Honggen Du
Jian Wang
Weiqiu Chen
Jizhou Song
Stretchable, Multifunctional Epidermal Sensor Patch for Surface Electromyography and Strain Measurements
description The concurrent collection of surface electromyography (sEMG) and strain signals is important for many applications, such as human–machine interaction, sign language recognition, and clinical evaluation of muscle function. Nevertheless, the conventional sensor systems made of rigid, bulky components cannot provide a reliable, conformal interface for accurate, continuous measurements of the epidermal physiological signals. Herein, a skin‐interfaced, multifunctional epidermal sensor patch with characteristics of mechanical softness, large stretchability, and wearable conformability for multimodal measurements of sEMG signals and associated skin deformations from various muscle activities and joint motions is reported. The sensor patch features two pairs of stretchable sEMG electrodes and two thin, miniaturized strain sensors, which are connected by stretchable filamentary serpentine interconnects in an open‐meshed structure. Experimental and computational studies reveal the design and operation of the sensor patch, which exhibit stable and repetitive performance even under a 30% stretching strain level. Demonstrations of the sensor patch on the wrist for simple sign language recognition and on the lower back for the flexion‐relaxation phenomenon illustrate its potential for the comprehensive assessment of the muscle activities and related motions of muscle joints.
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author Chengjun Wang
Min Cai
Zengming Hao
Shuang Nie
Changying Liu
Honggen Du
Jian Wang
Weiqiu Chen
Jizhou Song
author_facet Chengjun Wang
Min Cai
Zengming Hao
Shuang Nie
Changying Liu
Honggen Du
Jian Wang
Weiqiu Chen
Jizhou Song
author_sort Chengjun Wang
title Stretchable, Multifunctional Epidermal Sensor Patch for Surface Electromyography and Strain Measurements
title_short Stretchable, Multifunctional Epidermal Sensor Patch for Surface Electromyography and Strain Measurements
title_full Stretchable, Multifunctional Epidermal Sensor Patch for Surface Electromyography and Strain Measurements
title_fullStr Stretchable, Multifunctional Epidermal Sensor Patch for Surface Electromyography and Strain Measurements
title_full_unstemmed Stretchable, Multifunctional Epidermal Sensor Patch for Surface Electromyography and Strain Measurements
title_sort stretchable, multifunctional epidermal sensor patch for surface electromyography and strain measurements
publisher Wiley
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/cb2d85b498634400ae828b811f15d481
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