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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 28, 2017
Applicant:

Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Nanshu Lu, Austin, TX (US);

Deji Akinwande, Austin, TX (US);

Shideh Kabiri Ameri Abootorabi, Austin, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01); A61B 5/291 (2021.01); A61B 5/296 (2021.01); A61B 5/28 (2021.01); A61B 5/257 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/443 (2013.01); A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/257 (2021.01); A61B 5/28 (2021.01); A61B 5/291 (2021.01); A61B 5/296 (2021.01); A61B 5/68335 (2017.08); A61B 2562/0285 (2013.01); A61B 2562/125 (2013.01); A61B 2562/164 (2013.01); A61B 2562/222 (2013.01);
Abstract

Nanomaterial epidermal sensors can be adhered to the skin and worn comfortably and inconspicuously for days to allow for repeated biometric sensing. The nanomaterial epidermal sensors may be comprised of a monolayer of graphene coating a flexible polymer substrate. Various nanomaterial epidermal sensors may be quickly fabricated using a cost-efficient 'cut-and-paste' method on transfer paper and can be adhered directly to skin without tape or adhesive, much like a temporary-tattoo. The nanomaterial epidermal sensors may be optically transparent and may be used to measure an electrocardiogram (ECG), an electroencephalogram (EEG) or an electromyogram (EMG) with a signal-to-noise ratio that is comparable to conventional electrodes. In addition, the nanomaterial epidermal sensors may be used to measure other parameters, such as skin temperature or skin hydration.


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