Using a technique called the breath figure method, researchers from the North Carolina University were able to create a stretchable, and breathable, electronic material, which they believe could be used for biomedical and wearable tech. To put the aforementioned material to the test, they created a wearable sleeve and used it as a controller for a Tetris game.
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Breathable wearables should be more comfortable and less likely to irritate the skin than non-breathable alternatives, in part because they allow sweat to evaporate. The team believes this material could be used to create skin-mountable dry electrodes, which might make new electrocardiography (ECG) and electromyography (EMG) applications possible. The material may also be used for human-machine interfaces, like the prototype sleeve the researchers created.
“If we want to develop wearable sensors or user interfaces that can be worn for a significant period of time, we need gas-permeable electronic materials,” Zhu says. “So this is a significant step forward.”
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Source: neatorama