StimRec: A Wireless, Battery-free Stimulator and Recorder Fabricated on a Flexible Substrate

Abed Benbuk, Shiyi Liu, Daniel Gulick, Diogo Moniz-Garcia, Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, Jennifer Blain Christen

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Abstract

In this paper, we propose a wireless, battery-free stimulator and recorder (StimRec). The device leverages Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) at 2.4 GHz to generate monophasic voltage pulses with an amplitude of 7.2 V at a distance of 20 mm. Further, the StimRec performs RF backscattering at 4.8 GHz to relay a baseband signal with an amplitude as low as 2 mVpp at the electrodes. An external transmitter can arbitrarily switch the StimRec's operation between stimulation and recording by altering the parameters of an On-Off keying (OOK) control signal. We develop a low-temperature fabrication process to obtain the device on a transparent, flexible, and bio-compatible parylene/polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate with a thickness of 212 μm. These features make the StimRec a valuable tool in biomedical applications where monitoring and stimulation are required through the same electrode pair while ensuring the ability to switch between the two modes of operation with a negligible delay.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2023 IEEE Wireless Power Technology Conference and Expo, WPTCE 2023 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9798350337372
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event2023 IEEE Wireless Power Technology Conference and Expo, WPTCE 2023 - San Diego, United States
Duration: Jun 4 2023Jun 8 2023

Publication series

Name2023 IEEE Wireless Power Technology Conference and Expo, WPTCE 2023 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2023 IEEE Wireless Power Technology Conference and Expo, WPTCE 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period6/4/236/8/23

Keywords

  • PDMS
  • RF backscattering
  • Stimulation
  • Wireless Power transfer (WPT)
  • battery-free
  • recording

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Control and Optimization
  • Instrumentation

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