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Stretchable Electronic Devices for Wearable Diagnosis and Rehabilitation Applications

웨어러블 진단 및 재활 응용을 위한 신축성 전자소자 기술

  • Published : 2019.10.01
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Abstract

As the super-aged society approaches rapidly, the number of people suffering from post-stroke and other neurological disorders is significantly increasing, where prompt and intensive rehabilitation is essential for such people to resume their physical activities in normal daily lives. To overcome the inherent limitations of manual physical therapy, various types of exoskeleton robots are being employed. However, the need of the hour is softer, thinner, lighter, and even stretchable systems for precisely monitoring the motion of each joint without restricting the patients' movements in rehabilitation tasks. In this paper, we discuss the technological trends and current status of emerging stretchable rehabilitation systems, in which sensors, interconnects, and signal-processing circuits are monolithically integrated within a single stretchable substrate attachable to the skin. Such skin-like stretchable rehabilitation devices are expected to provide much more convenient, user-friendly, and motivating rehabilitation to patients with neurological impairments.

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Acknowledgement

Grant : Skintronics를 위한 감각 입출력 패널 핵심 기술 개발

Supported by : 정보통신기술진흥센터

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