Description
Smart and Connected Wearable Electronics: Nanomanufacturing, Soft Packaging, and Healthcare Devices is an introduction to the latest advances in nanomaterial printing technologies and soft material packaging of wearable electronics for healthcare applications. Sections introduce the whole range of nanomanufacturing technologies, both conventional and emerging being employed to produce soft healthcare devices, describe the strategies to package and assemble individual components with various form factors and properties toward fully functional soft wearable systems, and introduce a number of healthcare applications based on recent advances in soft wearable systems.This book addresses critical advances in research to help enable the translation to functional commercial products. For example, the book introduces the methods with which different components are packaged to reveal mechanical compliance and robustness. It will be a welcomed addition as a go-to reference for conducting research in academia or working in the commercial sector.- Provides up-to-date information on various printing technologies used for wearable systems- Includes dedicated sections for the use of soft materials for packaging of emerging wearable systems- Presents comprehensive coverage of materials, design, manufacturing and applications, with good balance between theories and examples
Table of Contents
Part I: Printing-enabled Nanomanufacturing of Sensors and Electronics1. Screen Printing2. Inkjet Printing3. Aerosol Jet Printing4. Roll-to-Roll PrintingPart II: Soft Material Packaging for Hybrid Flexible Bioelectronics5. Incorporation of Soft Materials6. Engineered Soft Materials for Soft Electronics Assembly7. Stretchable and Compliant Circuit Designs8. Strategies for IC IntegrationPart III: Applications of Wearable Electronics for Healthcare Devices9. Health Monitoring from the Skin10. Implantable Soft Electronics and Sensors11. Electrochemical Analysis of Biological Fluids12. Advanced Technologies for Powering Wearable Devices13. Trends and Emerging Opportunities for Smart Wearables
