Lecture

Soft Bioelectronics: Design, Fabrication, and Functionality

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MICRO-514: Flexible bioelectronics

The course is an introduction to the emerging field of flexible (bio)electronics. It provides an overview of the materials and processes used to design and manufacture flexible circuits and sensors. Applications encompass flexible sensors, biointerfaces, ...

Description

This lecture explores the design, fabrication, and functionality of soft bio-integrated and bio-mimetic electronics for mobile health and human-centered robotics. It discusses the challenges of merging humans with machines and electronics, focusing on the development of soft electronics based on inorganic functional materials. The talk covers the invention of electronic tattoos (e-tattoos) for physiological sensing and prosthesis/robot control, as well as the engineering of e-skins with high pressure sensitivity. Future opportunities and challenges in the field of soft bioelectronics are also discussed.

Instructor

Stéphanie Lacour

Stéphanie P. Lacour holds the Bertarelli Foundation Chair in Neuroprosthetic Technology in the School of Engineering at EPFL and leads the Laboratory for Soft Bioelectronic Interfaces. She received her PhD in Electrical Engineering from INSA de Lyon, France, and completed postdoctoral research at Princeton University and the University of Cambridge. She is the recipient of the 2006 MIT TR35, a University Research Fellowship of the Royal Society, European Research Council ERC Starting and POC Grants, and a SNSF-ERC Consolidator Grant. She was elected a 2015 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

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