Conformal electrodes for on-skin digitalization

On-skin digitalization, streamlining the concept of the human to device to cyberspace platform, has attracted great attention due to its vital function in remote medicine and human-cyber interfaces. Beyond traditional rigid electrodes, soft electrodes with conformal and comfortable interfaces are essential for long-term and high-fidelity signal acquisition. In addition, the on-skin data processing systems will get rid of complex cables toward a vision of fascinating form, being lightweight, skin-friendly and even imperceptible. Although numerous soft materials and devices with mechanical tolerance have been developed, the study of conformal electrodes and on-skin digital integrated systems are still in infancy. Here, the requirements and designs of conformal electrodes, the emerging opportunities and challenges from multichannel/multifunctional sensors to a whole new on-skin sensing platform are highlighted.

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The study highlights the importance of on-skin digitalization in remote medicine and human-cyber interfaces, emphasizing the need for soft electrodes and comfortable interfaces. It also discusses the potential of on-skin data processing systems to be lightweight, skin-friendly, and imperceptible, by getting rid of complex cables.