Multi-dimensional integrated circuit for real-time monitoring of a fluidic environment

A multi-dimensional integrated circuit (MD-IC) device for monitoring one or more parameters in a fluid, the system comprising:

• plural faces, each face having plural interlocks on a periphery for interlocking with corresponding interlocks of another face of the plural faces;
• the plural faces are attached to each other through the interlocks to form a closed chamber;
• an energy harvester is placed on an outside surface of a first face of the plural faces, so that the energy harvester converts solar energy into electrical energy;
• a fluidic monitoring sensor is placed on an outside surface of a second face of the plural faces, so that the fluidic monitoring sensor monitors the one or more parameters of the fluid;
• an air monitoring sensor is placed on an outside surface of a third face of the plural faces, so that the air monitoring sensor monitors an air parameter, wherein the third face is mechanically connected to both the first face and the second face;
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• a polymer layer externally covering connections between the plural faces to seal the closed chamber from ambient,
• wherein the polymer layer on the second face is thicker than on the first and third faces so that the third face is a bottom face and stays in contact with the fluid, the first face is a top face and exposes the energy harvester to sun, and the third face is a side face that exposes the air monitoring sensors to air.

A method of manufacturing a multi-dimensional integrated circuit (MD-IC) device that monitors one or more parameters in a fluid, the method comprising:

• providing plural faces, each face having plural interlocks on a periphery for interlocking with corresponding interlocks of another face of the plural faces;
• placing an energy harvester on an outside surface of a first face of the plural faces, so that the energy harvester converts solar energy into electrical energy;
• placing a fluidic monitoring sensor on an outside surface of a second face of the plural faces, so that the fluidic monitoring sensor monitors the one or more parameters of the fluid;
• placing a processor on an inside surface of a face of the plural faces;
• placing a battery on an inside surface of another face of the plural faces, wherein the battery is configured to receive the electrical energy from the energy harvester and to provide the electrical energy to the processor and the fluidic monitoring sensor;
• placing an air monitoring sensor on an outside surface of a third face of the plural faces, so that the air monitoring sensor monitors an air parameter;
• directly attaching each face of the plural faces to at least three other faces with the interlocks to form a closed chamber;
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• sealing each connection between any two faces with a polymer layer to seal the closed chamber from an ambient.