Enhanced skin adhesive patch with modulus-tunable composite micropillars

Won Gyu Bae; Doogon Kim; Moon Kyu Kwak; Laura Ha; Seong Min Kang; Kahp Y Suh

doi:10.1002/adhm.201200098

Enhanced skin adhesive patch with modulus-tunable composite micropillars

Adv Healthc Mater. 2013 Jan;2(1):109-13. doi: 10.1002/adhm.201200098. Epub 2012 Aug 13.

Authors

Won Gyu Bae¹, Doogon Kim, Moon Kyu Kwak, Laura Ha, Seong Min Kang, Kahp Y Suh

Affiliation

¹ Interdisciplinary Program of Bioengineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

PMID: 23184425
DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201200098

Abstract

Modulus-tunable composite micropillars are presented by combining replica molding and selective inking for skin adhesive patch in "ubiquitous"-health diagnostic devices. Inspired from hierarchical hairs in the gecko's toe pad, a simple method is presented to form composite polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) micropillars that are highly adhesive (∼1.8 N cm(-2) ) and mechanically robust (∼30 cycles).

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adhesiveness
Biomimetic Materials / chemistry*
Dimethylpolysiloxanes / chemistry*
Electrodes*
Humans
Materials Testing
Skin / chemistry*
Tissue Adhesives / chemistry*
Transdermal Patch*

Substances

Dimethylpolysiloxanes
Tissue Adhesives
baysilon