A Green Conformable Thermoformed Printed Circuit Board Sourced from Renewable Materials.

ABSTRACT: Printed circuit boards (PCBs) physically support and connect electronic components to the implementation of complex circuits. The most widespread insulating substrate that also acts as a mechanical support in PCBs is commercially known as FR4, and it is a glass-fiber-reinforced epoxy resin laminate. FR4 has exceptional dielectric, mechanical, and thermal properties. However, it was designed without considering sustainability and end-of-life aspects, heavily contributing to the accumulation of electronic waste in the environment. Thus, greener alternatives that can be reprocessed, reused, biodegraded, or composted at the end of their function are needed. This work presents the development and characterization of a PCB substrate based on poly(lactic acid) and cotton fabric, a compostable alt

SUBMITTER: Honarbari A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10537457 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature