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Laser-Enabled Fabrication Technologies for Low-Cost Flexible/Conformal Cutaneous Wound Interfaces

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Laser-enabled fabrication methods, in particular laser surface modification of low-cost materials such as paper, is an attractive technology for fabrication of flexible sensors and microsystems. Such devices are uniquely suited for cutaneous wound interfaces in which one has to sense multiple parameters and deliver drugs using a disposable low-cost platform. In this chapter, we discuss our recent efforts towards using laboratory scale CO2 lasers to modify commercial hydrophobic papers (e.g., parchment paper, wax paper, palette paper, etc.) and thermoset polymers (e.g., polyimide) by controlled surface ablation. Such treatment imparts unique physical and chemical properties (hydrophilicity, extreme porosity, carbonization, etc.) to the material and allows for selective surface functionalization. Using this method, we fabricated a variety of sensors (pH, oxygen, silver, strain) and chemical delivery (oxygen) modules on low-cost commercial substrates for chronic wound management.

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Ochoa, M., Rahimi, R., Ziaie, B. (2016). Laser-Enabled Fabrication Technologies for Low-Cost Flexible/Conformal Cutaneous Wound Interfaces. In: Rogers, J., Ghaffari, R., Kim, DH. (eds) Stretchable Bioelectronics for Medical Devices and Systems. Microsystems and Nanosystems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28694-5_11

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