Journal
BIOACTIVE MATERIALS
Volume 3, Issue 3, Pages 322-333Publisher
KEAI PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2017.12.001
Keywords
Biodegradable electronics; Transient electronics; Biodegradable materials; Silicon; Metals
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [51601103]
- 1000 Youth Talents Program in China
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Transient electronics (or biodegradable electronics) is an emerging technology whose key characteristic is an ability to dissolve, resorb, or physically disappear in physiological environments in a controlled manner. Potential applications include eco-friendly sensors, temporary biomedical implants, and data-secure hardware. Biodegradable electronics built with water-soluble, biocompatible active and passive materials can provide multifunctional operations for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, such as monitoring intracranial pressure, identifying neural networks, assisting wound healing process, etc. This review summarizes the up-to-date materials strategies, manufacturing schemes, and device layouts for biodegradable electronics, and the outlook is discussed at the end. It is expected that the translation of these materials and technologies into clinical settings could potentially provide vital tools that are beneficial for human healthcare. (c) 2017 The Authors. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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