TY - JOUR
T1 - A Sewing Approach to the Fabrication of Eco/bioresorbable Electronics
AU - Wu, Yunyun
AU - Rytkin, Eric
AU - Bimrose, Miles
AU - Li, Shupeng
AU - Choi, Yeon Sik
AU - Lee, Geumbee
AU - Wang, Yue
AU - Tang, Lichao
AU - Madrid, Micah
AU - Wickerson, Grace
AU - Chang, Jan Kai
AU - Gu, Jianyu
AU - Zhang, Yamin
AU - Liu, Jiaqi
AU - Tawfick, Sameh
AU - Huang, Yonggang
AU - King, William P.
AU - Efimov, Igor R.
AU - Rogers, John A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors. Small published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.
PY - 2023/12/6
Y1 - 2023/12/6
N2 - Eco/bioresorbable electronics represent an emerging class of technology defined by an ability to dissolve or otherwise harmlessly disappear in environmental or biological surroundings after a period of stable operation. The resulting devices provide unique capabilities as temporary biomedical implants, environmental sensors, and related systems. Recent publications report schemes to overcome challenges in fabrication that follow from the low thermostability and/or high chemical reactivity of the eco/bioresorbable constituent materials. Here, this work reports the use of high-speed sewing machines, as the basis for a high-throughput manufacturing technique that addresses many requirements for these applications, without the need for high temperatures or reactive solvents. Results demonstrate that a range of eco/bioresorbable metal wires and polymer threads can be embroidered into complex, user-defined conductive patterns on eco/bioresorbable substrates. Functional electronic components, such as stretchable interconnects and antennas are possible, along with fully integrated systems. Examples of the latter include wirelessly powered light-emitting diodes, radiofrequency identification tags, and temporary cardiac pacemakers. These advances add to a growing range of options in high-throughput, automated fabrication of eco/bioresorbable electronics.
AB - Eco/bioresorbable electronics represent an emerging class of technology defined by an ability to dissolve or otherwise harmlessly disappear in environmental or biological surroundings after a period of stable operation. The resulting devices provide unique capabilities as temporary biomedical implants, environmental sensors, and related systems. Recent publications report schemes to overcome challenges in fabrication that follow from the low thermostability and/or high chemical reactivity of the eco/bioresorbable constituent materials. Here, this work reports the use of high-speed sewing machines, as the basis for a high-throughput manufacturing technique that addresses many requirements for these applications, without the need for high temperatures or reactive solvents. Results demonstrate that a range of eco/bioresorbable metal wires and polymer threads can be embroidered into complex, user-defined conductive patterns on eco/bioresorbable substrates. Functional electronic components, such as stretchable interconnects and antennas are possible, along with fully integrated systems. Examples of the latter include wirelessly powered light-emitting diodes, radiofrequency identification tags, and temporary cardiac pacemakers. These advances add to a growing range of options in high-throughput, automated fabrication of eco/bioresorbable electronics.
KW - eco/bioresorbable electronic devices
KW - eco/bioresorbable metal wires
KW - eco/bioresorbable stretchable interconnects
KW - embroidery
KW - wireless stretchable pacemaker
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U2 - 10.1002/smll.202305017
DO - 10.1002/smll.202305017
M3 - Article
C2 - 37528504
AN - SCOPUS:85166198679
SN - 1613-6810
VL - 19
JO - Small
JF - Small
IS - 49
M1 - 2305017
ER -