Research

Engineering Sciences

Title :

Development of Microfiber-Based Electronic skins by Microfluidic spinning Techniques for Health Monitoring

Area of research :

Engineering Sciences

Focus area :

Bioengineering

Principal Investigator :

Dr. Buchaiah Gollapelli, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Maharashtra

Timeline Start Year :

2024

Timeline End Year :

2026

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Executive Summary :

The main goal of the project is to introduce a new method for fabricating flexible electronic skins out of hydrogel microfibers that combines a microfluidic spinning technique with conductive materials such as MXene, silver, or copper encapsulation. With possible implementation with triboelectric nanogenerator technology. Microfluidic spinning is a promising technology because of how easily it can be controlled. This makes it a good option for producing functional microfibre materials with a wide variety of morphologies, such as Janus multicomponent, flat grooved, hollow, helical, etc. Microfluidic technology has been used to successfully prepare microfibers for use in a variety of fields, but the potential benefits of hollow and helical hydrogel microfibers with MXene encapsulation in flexible electronics, particularly electronic skins, have not yet been investigated due to a lack of a suitable fabrication method.

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