[AllUsers-ISR] Palestra - Artificial Skin Electronics with Laser-Patterned Soft Materials 16/June/2016- 10:30h AM - Anfiteatro do ISR

[Anibal T. de Almeida]

   Caros Colegas e Investigadores do ISR

Boa tarde,

O Professor Carmel Majidi, Director do Integrated Soft Materials Lab  da Carnegie Mellon University vai apresentar a
Palestra -  16/June/2016- 10:30h AM - Anfiteatro do ISR

  
*Title: Artificial Skin Electronics with Laser-Patterned Soft Materials*
Speaker: Carmel Majidi • Associate Professor • Integrated Soft Materials 
Lab • Carnegie Mellon
*Abstract:*   Soft integrated electronics are key components for emerging applications in wearable biomonitoring, soft co-robotics, and physical human-machine interaction.  They are composed of soft and elastically deformable circuits and sensors that are combined with packaged microelectronics for signal processing, power regulation, and communication.   While promising, widespread use of soft wearable electronics is currently limited by the lack of robust fabrication techniques to rapidly, efficiently, and precisely assemble soft and rigid components into multilayered systems.  In this talk, I will present several digital fabrication techniques to create highly customizable wearable electronics through rapid laser patterning and adhesion-controlled soft materials assembly.  These methods result in well aligned, multi-layered materials from 2D and 3D elements that stretch and bend while seamlessly integrating with rigid components such as microchip integrated circuits (IC), discrete electrical components, and interconnects.  I will show how these techniques can be used to fabricate thin, lightweight, wearable, and customizable electronics in under an hour.  These fully integrated wireless devices conformably bond to the skin and are successfully used for monitoring hand gesture, pulse rate, and blood oxygenation.  These materials and methods enable custom wearable electronics while offering versatility in design and functionality for a variety of applications through materials selection and construction.


Saudacoes cordiais,

Anibal T. de Almeida

  *Short Bio:*   Carmel Majidi is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, where he leads the Soft Machines Lab. Prior to arriving at CMU, Prof. Majidi was a postdoctoral fellow in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University (December 2009 – August 2011) where he worked with Profs. Robert Wood and George Whitesides to explore new         paradigms in soft robotics and soft-matter electronics. From December 2007 to November 2009, he was a postdoctoral fellow in the Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials (PRISM) and worked with Profs. David Srolovitz (currently at UPenn) and Mikko Haataja (Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering) to examine the physics and morphological stability of piezoelectric nanostructures. Prof. Majidi received his doctoral training at UC Berkeley, where he worked with Profs. Ronald Fearing and Bob Full to examine natural gecko adhesion and develop a gecko-inspired shear-activated adhesive.  Prof. Majidi is a recent recipient of Young Investigator awards from DARPA, ONR, AFOSR, and NASA all for work related to soft-matter robotics and engineering.

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