Smart Convergence Technology 2020 Fall Final exam

15 DEC 2020

Name:_________________________________ Student ID No.: _______________________

Total score: 100

1. Explain why wearable devices are important in the era of 4P-centric medical practice. (10)

2. Following figure shows stretchable 3D helical coils designs. Explain the fabrication process of the structure.
Include the area of bonding region of the electrode. (10)

K. I. Jang et al., Self-assembled three dimensional

network designs for soft electronics. Nature
Communications 8, (2017).

3. Following figure shows a printable elastic conductor from the silver nanoparticle. Explain how the material
obtains conductivity and stretchability in terms of structure and material. (10)

Matsuhisa, N, Nat Mater 2017, 16 (8), 834.

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4. Following figure shows the schematic of flow sensor for patients with hydrocephalus. Explain how the
device measure the flow of ventricular shunt. (10)

Krishnan et al., Sci. Transl. Med. 10, eaat8437 (2018)

5. Following figure shows the schematic of Stretchable temperature-sensing circuits. Explain how the device
suppress the strain from the skin for measuring temperature. (10)

C. Zhu et al., Stretchable temperature‐sensing circuits with strain suppression based on carbon nanotube
transistors. Nature Electronics 1, 183 (2018).

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6. Following figure shows the schematic of conformal piezoelectric systems for characterization of soft tissue
biomechanics. Explain how the device measures the biomechanics of soft tissue. (10)

C. Dagdeviren et al., Nat Mater 14, 728-736 (2015).

7. Following figure shows the Artificial Heart and Blood Vessel System. Explain how we can measure pulse
wave velocity through the system. Include an equation and method. (10)

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8. Following figure shows the examples of colorimetric microfluidic and electrochemical wearable sweat
sensors. Explain the pros and cons (advantages and disadvantages) of 1) colorimetric microfluidic sweat
sensors and 2) electrochemical sweat sensors. (10)

9. Explain how the wearable sweat sensors contribute to COVID-19 pandemic. (10)

10. Following figure shows the device for simultaneous monitoring of sweat and interstitial fluid using a single
wearable biosensor platform. Explain how the device stimulate sweat and measures glucose and alcohol. (10)

Adv. Sci. 2018, 5, 1800880

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