Mechanically transformative electronics, sensors, and implantable devices.

ABSTRACT: Traditionally, electronics have been designed with static form factors to serve designated purposes. This approach has been an optimal direction for maintaining the overall device performance and reliability for targeted applications. However, electronics capable of changing their shape, flexibility, and stretchability will enable versatile and accommodating systems for more diverse applications. Here, we report design concepts, materials, physics, and manufacturing strategies that enable these reconfigurable electronic systems based on temperature-triggered tuning of mechanical characteristics of device platforms. We applied this technology to create personal electronics with variable stiffness and stretchability, a pressure sensor with tunable bandwidth and sensitivity, and a neural prob

SUBMITTER: Byun SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6824851 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature