Fabrication, characterization and applications of graphene electronic tattoos

Dmitry Kireev, Shideh Kabiri Ameri, Alena Nederveld, Jameson Kampfe, Hongwoo Jang, Nanshu Lu, Deji Akinwande

Published: 2021-04-11 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-020-00489-8

Graphene Electronic Tattoos

Wearable Technology

Biopotential Monitoring

Low-Cost Fabrication

Skin-Integrated Devices

AI 解读

Supplementary information

Supplementary Information

Supplementary Tables 1 and 2.

Reporting Summary

Supplementary Video 1

Visual aid to help understanding procedure for Step 18 of the protocol – reversing graphene

Supplementary Video 2

Visual aid to help understanding procedure for Step 21 of the protocol – shaping GETs via Cameo plotter

Supplementary Video 3

Visual aid to help understanding procedure for Step 22 of the protocol – removing excess of graphene.

Supplementary Video 4

Visual aid to help understanding procedure for Step 24-Option A of the protocol – contacting GETs via copper tape

Supplementary Video 5

Visual aid to help understanding procedure for Step 24-Option B of the protocol – contacting GETs via silver epoxy

Supplementary Video 6

Visual aid to help understanding procedure for Step 25 – troubleshooting the GET transfer on skin

Generation of mouse–human chimeric embryos

Genome-wide quantification of transcription factor binding at single-DNA-molecule resolution using methyl-transferase footprinting

Generation of CRISPR–Cas9-mediated genetic knockout human intestinal tissue–derived enteroid lines by lentivirus transduction and single-cell cloning

A puromycin-dependent activity-based sensing probe for histochemical staining of hydrogen peroxide in cells and animal tissues

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