2026-07-16 東京大学
見ても触ってもわからないステルス皮膚電極
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装着型電子機器における外観上のアーティファクトの低減 Reduction of appearance artifacts in wearable on-skin electronics
Yijun Liu, Soutaro Ito, Takeo Kato, Liren Wang, […] , and Naoji Matsuhisa
Science Advances Published:15 Jul 2026
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aee6417
Abstract
Facial electrophysiological signals are crucial to human-machine interfaces and health care monitoring. Soft and skin-conformable electrodes enabled long-term and comfortable signal monitoring. However, the appearance of the electrodes affects the wearer’s social interactions and self-identity, making daily usage difficult and leaving appearance artifacts. Here, we developed fully invisible and unperceivable on-skin electrodes free from appearance artifacts. Neither the wearer nor observers can detect the visual and tactile presence of the electrodes on the skin. The unperceivable property was confirmed with sensory experiments and physical characterizations of the film on skin. Furthermore, our invisible electrodes did not affect the psychological conditions of the wearers, which confirms the feasibility of artifact-free monitoring in daily lives. Last, we demonstrated the functionality of our electrode with successful monitoring of various facial electrophysiological signals, including electrooculogram (EOG), electromyogram (EMG), and electroencephalogram (EEG). Our fully invisible electrodes provide a promising direction in developing on-skin bioelectronics, seamlessly integrating health monitoring and human-computer interaction technologies into people’s daily lives.
