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Appendage mountable electronic devices conformable to surfaces

  • US 9,554,484 B2
  • Filed: 03/29/2013
  • Issued: 01/24/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An appendage mountable electronic system, said system comprising:

  • a flexible or stretchable substrate having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface defines an enclosure capable of receiving an appendage having a curved surface; and

    a flexible or stretchable electronic device comprising one or more sensors, actuators or both supported by the inner surface or the outer surface of said flexible or stretchable substrate;

    said sensors, actuators or both comprising one or more inorganic semiconductor components, one or more metallic components, or one or more inorganic semiconductor components and one or more metallic components;

    wherein at least a portion of said inorganic semiconductor components, metallic components or both has a thickness less than or equal to 500 microns;

    wherein said flexible or stretchable substrate and said electronic device provide a net bending stiffness of the system low enough such that the inner surface of the substrate is capable of establishing conformal contact with a surface of said appendage provided within said enclosure.

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