Flexible Electronic Systems and Embedded Epidermal Devices
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Flexible Electronic Systems and Embedded Epidermal Devices
Flexible Electronic Systems utilize polymers and other flexible or strechable materials to form wearable and conformable devices. These system are often composed of various flexible, bendable but also tiny ridgid active and passive components, such as electrodes, transducers, transistors and complete IC's. These designs allow for comfortable wear, as they can be positioned closely to or even attached to the human body (as epidermal interfaces). Moreover, the integration of digital electronic parts enables the devices to perform a wide range of functions, such as continuous monitoring and modulation of physiological signals, or the communication with other devices. However, there are several challenges going along with the development of such systems. These are not only the material properties per se (e.g., flexiblity, stretchability or biocompatiblity) but also advanced and specialized fabrication techniques, reliability issues due to mechanical stresses and interface problems at any integration level. Our research focus targets the interconnection of digital circuits on flexible strechbale substrates and in even closer proximity to the human body.
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Christoph Leitner
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Projects
All projects are annotated with one or more possible project types (M/S/B/G) and a number of students (1 to 3).
- M: Master's thesis: 26 weeks full-time (6 months) for one student only
- S: Semester project: 14 weeks half-time (1 semester lecture period) or 7 weeks full-time for 1-3 students
- B: Bachelor's thesis: 14 weeks half-time (1 semester lecture period) for one student only
- G: Group project: 14 weeks part-time (1 semester lecture period) for 2-3 students
Usually, these are merely suggestions from our side; proposals can often be reformulated to fit students' needs.
Available Projects
- Adaptively Controlled Polarization And Hysteresis Curve Tracing For Polymer Piezoelectrics (1 S/B)
- Development Of A Test Bed For Ultrasonic Transducer Characterization (1 S/B)
- Towards Flexible and Printable Wearables
