Stretchable Flexible Sensors

In partnership with Devin MacKenzie's Scalable Printable Electronic and Energy Devices (SPEED) lab, CREST has been working to develop highly stretchable (300+% strain), printable uniaxial strain sensors.

These can be embedded in simulations such as suture training pads as a method to offer objective feedback, indicating when too much tension is applied.

A long term goal of this project is to fully print elastomer models of patient-specific organs or tissues with embedded sensors, allowing for pre-operative practice on a personalized trainer.