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Technology and Innovation, Vol. 19, pp. 627-629, 2018 ISSN 1949-8241 • E-ISSN 1949-825X
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ABSTRACTS FROM THE
STUDENT INNOVATION SHOWCASE FINALISTS
AT THE SIXTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE NAI

Participants in the NAI’s first-ever Student Innovation Showcase.

Ultra-stretchable Conductive Polymer and Dubbed “stretchable electronics,” the material can
Muscle Strain Sensor be incorporated into clothing and sports equipment.
Institution: University of Delaware Applications include stretchable batteries, wearable
Student Member: Ru Xie sensors and integrated circuits. One idea Xie has
Research Advisors: Norman J. Wagner, FNAI and for the material is as a sensor athletes can wear to
Carlos R. López-Barrón measure the displacement of the muscle around a
rotating joint. For example, professional basketball
Ultra-stretchable Conductive Polymer and Muscle players change their posture while shooting the ball.
Strain Sensors are wearable electronic sensors made The sensor can help the players measure how the
of a robust soft material with conductivity and the joint muscle moves to help prevent injuries while
ability to stretch more than traditional materials. their posture changes.

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