Northwestern University

Yajing Li

Shuai Xu

John A Rogers

Siddharth Krishnan

Philipp Gutruf

Surabhi R Madhvapathy

Provided are wireless electronic devices for thermally interfacing with a biological tissue. The device may have a flexible substrate; a thermal actuator supported by said flexible substrate configured to provide a thermal input to said biological tissue; a temperature sensor supported by said flexible substrate configured to measure a temperature to determine thermal conductivity of said biological tissue; and a wireless electronic system in electronic communication with said thermal actuator and said temperature sensor, wherein said wireless electronic system is configured to provide two-way communication with an external controller. Also provided are related methods of using the electronic devices, including for cosmetic, beauty, or medical applications.

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Yajing Li