Tattoo-like epidermal sensors are an emerging class of truly wearable electronics, owing to their thinness and softness. While most of them are based on thin metal films, a silicon membrane, or nanoparticle-based printable inks, we report submicrometer thick, multimodal electronic tattoo sensors that are made of graphene. The graphene electronic tattoo (GET) is designed as filamentary serpentines and fabricated by a cost- and time-effective "wet transfer, dry patterning" method. It has a total thickness of 463 ± 30 nm, an optical transparency of ∼85%, and a stretchability of more than 40%. The GET can be directly laminated on human skin just like a temporary tattoo and can fully conform to the microscopic morphology of the surface of skin via just van der Waals forces.
Conceptual image created using Autodesk Maya and Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to show how the sensor pattern is separated from the substrate after printing, as well as the flexibility of the tattoo.
Jo Wozniak
Shideh Kabiri Ameri Rebecca Ho Hongwoo Jang Li Tao,Youhua Wang Liu Wang David M. Schnyer Deji Akinwande Nanshu Lu
