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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY B
Volume 3, Issue 25, Pages 4947-4952Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c5tb00173k
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- University of California, San Diego
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Program [FA9550-13-1-0156]
- National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (NDSEG) - Office of Naval Research (ONR)
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The carbon framework common to both organic semiconductors and biological structures suggests that these two classes of materials should be easily integrated. Substantial work, however, will be required to endow synthetic electroactive materials with properties resembling those of biological tissue, which exhibits extreme elasticity, biodegradability, and the capacity for self-repair. This Highlight reviews successful integration of organic semiconductor devices with biological systems, for example, in wearable and implantable health monitors and prosthetic devices. It then points to recent work in the areas of molecularly stretchable electronics, whole devices that can degrade under physiological conditions, and conjugated polymers capable of self-healing, which together suggest the possibility of a future in which organic electronics and biological tissue can interact seamlessly.
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