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SUMMARY:Wearable Tattoo Electronics Capable of Dissolving in the Human Bod
 y
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Huanyu Cheng\, Northwestern University\, Evanston\, Illino
 is\, USA\nBio : Dr. Huanyu Cheng is currently a Ph.D. candidate working wi
 th Prof. Yonggang Huang at Northwestern University.  As the Howard Hughes
  Medical Institute (HHMI) International Student Research Fellow\, he also 
 works as a visiting scholar with Prof. John Rogers at the University of Il
 linois at Urbana-Champaign.  He received his Bachelor’s degree from Tsi
 nghua University (China) in 2010 and Master’s degree from Northwestern U
 niversity in 2011.   Mr. Cheng’s research focuses on mechanics design 
 and manufacturing of biologically inspired electronics with applications i
 n robotics\, biomedicine\, and energy.  Some of Mr. Cheng’s recent awar
 ds include International Institute for Nanotechnology Outstanding Research
 er Award\, Best Paper Award at ASME International Mechanical Engineering C
 ongress & Exposition (ASME-IMECE)\, and Chinese Government Award for Outst
 anding Self-financed Students Abroad.\nAbstract : Recent advances in elect
 ronics enable powerful biomedical devices that have greatly reduced therap
 eutic risks by monitoring vital signals and providing means of treatment. 
 Implantable devices can help us better understand the behavior and effects
  of various diseases. However\, an additional procedure is required to rem
 ove the device after an initial implantation. Conventional electronics tod
 ay form on the planar surfaces of brittle wafer substrates and are not com
 patible with the complex topology of body tissues.  Therefore\, stretchab
 le and absorbable electronics are the two missing links in the design proc
 ess of implantable monitors and in-vivo therapeutics.  This talk presents
  the challenges\, mechanics\, and design strategies\, behind a potential m
 edical device that (a) integrates with human physiology\, and (b) dissolve
 s completely after its effective operation. Implanted devices will provide
  a much better understanding of organ functions and offer more time effici
 ent treatments for serious diseases such as heart failure.
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