Printable thermoelectric devices and conductive patterns for medical applications

Jungmin Lee; Hyunjung Kim; Linfeng Chen; Sang H. Choi; Vijay K. Varadan

doi:10.1117/12.946254

24 October 2012 Printable thermoelectric devices and conductive patterns for medical applications

Jungmin Lee, Hyunjung Kim, Linfeng Chen, Sang H. Choi, Vijay K. Varadan

Proceedings Volume 8548, Nanosystems in Engineering and Medicine; 85481C (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.946254
Event: SPIE Nanosystems in Engineering + Medicine, 2012, Incheon, Korea, Republic of

Abstract

Remote point-of-care is expected to revolutionize the modern medical practice, and many efforts have been made for the development of wireless health monitoring systems for continuously detecting the physiological signals of patients. To make the remote point-of-care generally accepted and widely used, it is necessary to develop cost-effective and durable wireless health monitoring systems. Printing technique will be helpful for the fabrication of high-quality and low-cost medical devices and systems because it allows high-resolution and high-speed fabrication, low material consumption and nano-sized patterning on both flexible and rigid substrates. Furthermore, application of thermoelectric generators can replace conventional batteries as the power sources for wireless health monitoring systems because thermoelectric generators can convert the wasted heat or the heat from nature into electricity which is required for the operation of the wireless health monitoring systems. In this research, we propose the concept of printable thermoelectric devices and conductive patterns for the realization of more portable and cost-effective medical devices. To print thermoelectric generators and conductive patterns on substrates, printing inks with special characteristics should be developed. For the development of thermoelectric inks, nano-structured thermoelectric materials are synthesized and characterized; and for the development of conductive inks, two kinds of surface treated carbon nanotubes are used as active materials.

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Jungmin Lee, Hyunjung Kim, Linfeng Chen, Sang H. Choi, and Vijay K. Varadan "Printable thermoelectric devices and conductive patterns for medical applications", Proc. SPIE 8548, Nanosystems in Engineering and Medicine, 85481C (24 October 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.946254

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