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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2020
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
John A. Rogers, Wilmette, IL (US);
Jungil Choi, Chicago, IL (US);
Tyler R. Ray, Evanston, IL (US);
Johnathan T. Reeder, Plano, TX (US);
Yurina Sekine, Evanston, IL (US);
Amay J. Bandodkar, Evanston, IL (US);
Yi Zhang, Evanston, IL (US);
Hexia Guo, Evanston, IL (US);
Sungbong Kim, Champaign, IL (US);
Diana Ostojich, Evanston, IL (US);
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, IL (US);
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Urbana, IL (US);
Abstract
A microfluidic system includes a flexible substrate having a skin-facing surface and a back-facing surface; a microfluidic network at least partially embedded in or supported by the flexible substrate; a sensor fluidically connected to the microfluidic network, wherein the microfluidic network is configured to transport a biofluid from a skin surface to the sensor; and a capping layer, having a capping layer skin-facing surface and a back-facing surface, wherein the back-facing surface of the capping layer is attached to the skin-facing surface of the substrate. The flexible substrate is at least partially formed of a thermoplastic elastomer or a polymer configured to provide a high barrier to vapor or liquid water transmission.