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ArticleScience advances2024

A water-resistant, ultrathin, conformable organic photodetector for vital sign monitoring.

Baocai Du, Sixing Xiong, Lulu Sun, Yusaku Tagawa, Daishi Inoue, Daisuke Hashizume, Wenqing Wang, Ruiqi Guo, Tomoyuki Yokota, Shuxu Wang and 4 more

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Article in Science advances, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Baocai DuDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.ORCID 0009-0007-1169-3868
Sixing XiongRIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0097-5628
Lulu SunThin-Film Device Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3586-0815
Yusaku TagawaDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4516-3247
Daishi InoueRIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.
Daisuke HashizumeRIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7152-4408
Wenqing WangDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7206-6496
Ruiqi GuoRIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.
Tomoyuki YokotaDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1546-8864
Shuxu WangRIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2637-8194
Yasuhiro IshidaRIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5526-6100
Sunghoon LeeRIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3592-388X
Kenjiro FukudaRIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8015-5819
Takao SomeyaDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3051-1138

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ultrathin flexible photodetectors can be conformably integrated with the human body, offering promising advancements for emerging skin-interfaced sensors. However, the susceptibility to degradation in ambient and particularly in aqueous environments hinders their practical application. Here, we report a 3.2-micrometer-thick water-resistant organic photodetector capable of reliably monitoring vital sign while submerged underwater. Embedding the organic photoactive layer in an adhesive elastomer matrix induces multidimensional hybrid phase separation, enabling high adhesiveness of the photoactive layer on both the top and bottom surfaces with maintained charge transport. This improves the water-immersion stability of the photoactive layer and ensures the robust sealing of interfaces within the device, notably suppressing fluid ingression in aqueous environments. Consequently, our fabricated ultrathin organic photodetector demonstrates stability in deionized water or cell nutrient media over extended periods, high detectivity, and resilience to cyclic mechanical deformation. We also showcase its potential for vital sign monitoring while submerged underwater.

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PMCPMC11268404

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