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Fall 2024: Wearable Eutectic Gallium Indium Strain Sensors for Gait Monitoring

Affiliations: STEM Research Leadership
Project Leader: Scott Phillips
scp010@tamu.edu
Biomedical Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Soaram Kim, Ph.D.
Meeting Times:
TBA
Team Size:
3
Open Spots: 0
Special Opportunities:
Attending conferences, new skill development, publication co-authorship, opportunity to become full member of research group
Team Needs: Soldering, coding, 3d printing, willingness to learn, teachability, determination
Project Description: Eutectic Gallium Indium (EGaIn) exhibits mutable electrical properties under deformation, making it useful for monitoring stretch and strain characteristics. Soft, flexible, platinum-catalyzed silicone rubbers are non-toxic to humans and variable shapes are easily fabricated using 3D printed molds. By designing EGaIn-filled microchannels inside these flexible substrates, we are able to fabricate wearable sensors to monitor pressure and strain changes. These sensors will be worn on the feet to monitor healthy and abnormal gait patterns, enabling early diagnosis of motor diseases.

Written by:
Aahana Duggal
Published on:
August 19, 2024

Categories: FullTags: Fall 2024

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