Hydrogels in wearable neural interfaces
Mengmeng Yao, Ju-Chun Hsieh, Kai Wing Kevin Tang, Huiliang Wang · 2024
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Mengmeng Yao, Ju-Chun Hsieh, Kai Wing Kevin Tang, and Huiliang Wang review hydrogels as the soft interface between wearable devices and the nervous system, in a 2024 paper. Devices that record or stimulate nerves must touch the body without the stiffness and irritation of hard materials. Hydrogels, water-rich gels, offer softness, stickiness, and easy passage for electric signals.
The review weighs the traits that matter most: safety in the body, low contact resistance, conductivity, and grip on skin. It then surveys uses in recording brain and nerve signals and in gentle stimulation. The authors close with the field's open problems, from drying out to long-term stability, and argue gels are set to reshape wearable nerve technology.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mengmeng Yao, Ju-Chun Hsieh, Kai Wing Kevin Tang, Huiliang Wang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 60 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |