Journal
6TH INTERNATIONAL IEEE CONFERENCE ON POLYMERS AND ADHESIVES IN MICROELECTRONICS AND PHOTONICS, PROCEEDINGS 2007
Volume -, Issue -, Pages 280-+Publisher
IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/POLYTR.2007.4339183
Keywords
stretchable electronics; self-heating structure; conductive polymer; MID; meander; electroplating; biomedical system
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- Institute for the Promotion of Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT) through the SBO-Bioflex [04101]
- European Commission Research programme STELLA [028026]
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For user comfort reasons, electronic circuits for implantation in the human body or for use as smart clothes should ideally be soft, stretchable and elastic. In this contribution the initial results of an MID (Moulded Interconnect Device) technology will be presented, showing the feasibility of functional stretchable electronic circuits. In the developed technology rigid or flexible standard components are interconnected by meander shaped electroplated metallic wires and embedded by molding in a stretchable substrate polymer, like silicone rubber or polyurethane. The meander design was supported by mechanical simulations in order to minimize the stress in the metal during deformation. In this way reliable stretchability of the circuits above 100% has been demonstrated. A simple stretchable thermometer circuit with 4 components embedded in Dow Coming Silastic (R) PDMS silicone material has been built and proper operation has been demonstrated.
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