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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Yu, Xiaowei
• Shou, Wan
• Mahajan, Bikram K.
• Huang, Xian
• Pan, Heng

Titel

Materials, Processes, and Facile Manufacturing for Bioresorbable Electronics: A Review

Ist Teil von

• Advanced materials (Weinheim), 2018-07, Vol.30 (28), p.e1707624-n/a

Ort / Verlag

Germany: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Quelle

Wiley Online Library All Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Bioresorbable electronics refer to a new class of advanced electronics that can completely dissolve or disintegrate with environmentally and biologically benign byproducts in water and biofluids. They have provided a solution to the growing electronic waste problem with applications in temporary usage of electronics such as implantable devices and environmental sensors. Bioresorbable materials such as biodegradable polymers, dissolvable conductors, semiconductors, and dielectrics are extensively studied, enabling massive progress of bioresorbable electronic devices. Processing and patterning of these materials are predominantly relying on vacuum‐based fabrication methods so far. However, for the purpose of commercialization, nonvacuum, low‐cost, and facile manufacturing/printing approaches are the need of the hour. Bioresorbable electronic materials are generally more chemically reactive than conventional electronic materials, which require particular attention in developing the low‐cost manufacturing processes in ambient environment. This review focuses on material reactivity, ink availability, printability, and process compatibility for facile manufacturing of bioresorbable electronics. Bioresorbable electronics, a new class of advanced electronics that can completely disintegrate or dissolve in water/biofluids, has drawn tremendous attention with applications in biomedical implantable devices and environmental sensors. Material reactivity, ink availability, and printability and process compatibility are reviewed, aiming at realizing nonvacuum, low‐cost, and facile manufacturing of bioresorbable electronics.