According to Murata, its SPC represents the next advancement in substrate development, providing enhanced flexibility and the capability to stretch and deform while maintaining full functionality.
It has been developed to support the development of advanced medical products, like wearable therapeutic devices and vital monitoring tools, that can provide better accuracy, durability, and patient comfort than current equivalent devices.
In recent years, in the medical field, to make more accurate diagnoses, the importance of sophisticated tests performed in hospitals and biometric information collected continuously in daily life has increased.
Daily vital sign monitoring is important to prevent lifestyle-related diseases, therefore wearable medical devices are now ubiquitous. However, many existing devices are often too stiff for many applications, creating issues like patient discomfort, poor surface contact, or unstable data acquisition.
Murata's SPC provides much greater flexibility, stretchability, and has the ability to adapt, supporting multi-sensing functionalities to address diverse user requirements. The material is incredibly soft and gentle on the skin, making it suitable for medical and wellness devices like EEG (Electroencephalogram), EMG (Electromyogram), and ECG(Electrocardiogram).
Its stretchable nature can enable a single device to accommodate various body areas and patients of different sizes, as well as allowing more easily for continuous monitoring applications or monitoring in previously challenging areas such as elbows or knee joints.
Engineered using printing stretchable electrodes compliant with ANSI/AAMI EC12 standards, the SPC paves the way for next-generation medical devices. It provides seamless integration and optimal performance through innovative telescopic component mounting and hybrid bonding technology between substrates.
By effectively blocking electromagnetic noise, the shield layer offers reliable protection for the signal path. In addition, the substrate construction demonstrates improved reliability, with high resistance to moisture and the ability to withstand high voltages for long durations, while allowing for more flexibility in component mounting, giving designers more freedom to innovate.
Murata's SPC can be tailored to meet individual customer specifications with the help of Murata’s extensive range of resources to facilitate collaborative product development.
Murata can further support development by conducting tests in various conditions and resolving failure modes by identifying their root causes. Depending on the required specifications, filters, amplifiers, and multiple sensors can be mounted on a single sheet, enabling accurate data acquisition and sensing of several items.
