Grant: Strategic Projects - Group
Institut national de la recherche scientifique
$219,000.00
Highly flexible perovskite oxide nanostructures-based hybrid nanogenerators for autonomous wearable devices and body metric applications
FY 2016-17
Summary
Wearable electronic devices are an important driving force behind the recent development of the ''Internet of Things'', which connects the user with surrounding machines through Internet infrastructure for personalized healthcare. Materials and devices used in wearable electronics should combine functionality with robustness, low weight and reduced volume to optimize cost effectiveness. Our industrial partner HEXOSKIN develops unique and innovative wearable body sensors to record and organize personal health information and make it accessible to the user. To pursue this technology and maintain their market competitiveness, HEXOSKIN needs to significantly reduce costs, for example by reducing equipment weight and volume while increasing lifetime. In this project we propose to develop highly stretchable nanostructured oxide-based hybrid nanogenerators to power wearable technologies. This approach offers huge scientific, technological and economic potential, for example by permitting longer operation for real-time monitoring. Both the development and use of these smart materials and power sources in partnership with HEXOSKIN will strongly reinforce Canadian know-how in wearable device technology. This effort will lead to new ideas and IP, which can be exported worldwide, with expected economic impact for Canadian industry. High technology research is essential to develop a strong, diversified Canadian economy that is less dependent on natural resource extraction. In summary, this project will lead to: (i) DEVELOPING EXPERTISE and PROVIDING SEED TECHNOLOGY in nanomaterial-based devices, sensor fusion, quality analytics, and diagnostics, which are greatly relevant to various Canadian industries; (ii) TRAINING HIGHLY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL who will be in high demand from both academia and industry, and who can make educated decisions on future industrial needs; (iii) KEEPING ABREAST OF DEVELOPMENTS in this rapidly expanding field by being effectively networked nationally and internationally; (iv) PLACING Canada ON THE MAP in the field of advanced power devices for wearable applications, with the potential to become a key player.
Program
Strategic Projects - Group
Location
Quebec, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
494148-2016
Name nom
Rosei, Federico
Department département
Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications (ÉMT) Varennes
Organization id
56
Institution établissement
Institut national de la recherche scientifique
Province en
Québec
Province fr
Québec
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2016
Competition year année de concours
2016
Award amount
219000
Program id
STPGP
Program name en
Strategic Projects - Group
Program name fr
Projets stratégiques - De groupe
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1586
Committee name en
Strategic Projects - Advanced Manufacturing
Committee name fr
Projets stratégiques - Fabrication de pointe
Area of application code
502
Area of application group en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application group fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Area of application en
Fibres and textiles
Area of application fr
Fibres et textiles
Research subject code
2505
Research subject group en
Electrical and electronic engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie électrique et électronique
Research subject en
Photon devices
Research subject fr
Dispositifs photoniques
Partie
1
Nb partie
3
Application title
Highly flexible perovskite oxide nanostructures-based hybrid nanogenerators for autonomous wearable devices and body metric applications
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Wearable electronic devices are an important driving force behind the recent development of the ''Internet of Things'', which connects the user with surrounding machines through Internet infrastructure for personalized healthcare. Materials and devices used in wearable electronics should combine functionality with robustness, low weight and reduced volume to optimize cost effectiveness. Our industrial partner HEXOSKIN develops unique and innovative wearable body sensors to record and organize personal health information and make it accessible to the user. To pursue this technology and maintain their market competitiveness, HEXOSKIN needs to significantly reduce costs, for example by reducing equipment weight and volume while increasing lifetime. In this project we propose to develop highly stretchable nanostructured oxide-based hybrid nanogenerators to power wearable technologies. This approach offers huge scientific, technological and economic potential, for example by permitting longer operation for real-time monitoring. Both the development and use of these smart materials and power sources in partnership with HEXOSKIN will strongly reinforce Canadian know-how in wearable device technology. This effort will lead to new ideas and IP, which can be exported worldwide, with expected economic impact for Canadian industry. High technology research is essential to develop a strong, diversified Canadian economy that is less dependent on natural resource extraction. In summary, this project will lead to: (i) DEVELOPING EXPERTISE and PROVIDING SEED TECHNOLOGY in nanomaterial-based devices, sensor fusion, quality analytics, and diagnostics, which are greatly relevant to various Canadian industries; (ii) TRAINING HIGHLY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL who will be in high demand from both academia and industry, and who can make educated decisions on future industrial needs; (iii) KEEPING ABREAST OF DEVELOPMENTS in this rapidly expanding field by being effectively networked nationally and internationally; (iv) PLACING Canada ON THE MAP in the field of advanced power devices for wearable applications, with the potential to become a key player.
