Skin-preparation-free, stretchable microneedle adhesive patches for highly reliable electrophysiological monitoring

Abstract

Disclosed are a stretchable microneedle adhesive patch (SNAP) capable of performing high-quality electrophysiological (EP) signal measurement without skin preparation, such as exfoliating the skin or removing sweat, a SNAP system, and an operating method thereof. The disclosed SNAP capable of performing skin preparation-free high-quality EP signal measurement includes an electrically conductive adhesive (ECA) layer configured to attach to a user's skin to obtain an EP signal regardless of the user's skin condition; a microneedle sensor including a microneedle array configured to penetrate the stratum corneum by passing through the ECA layer and to directly contact the skin epidermis of the user; and conductive wire-based stretchable interconnects having a serpentine structure that is electrically and mechanically connected to the microneedle sensor to dynamically adapt to skin deformation of the user.

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