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Biodegradable nanofibrous polymeric substrates for generating elastic and flexible electronics.

ABSTRACT: Biodegradable nanofibrous polymeric substrates are used to fabricate suturable, elastic, and flexible electronics and sensors. The fibrous microstructure of the substrate makes it permeable to gas and liquid and facilitates the patterning process. As a proof-of-principle, temperature and strain sensors are fabricated on this elastic substrate and tested in vitro. The proposed system can be implemented in the field of bioresorbable electronics and the emerging area of smart wound dressings.

SUBMITTER: Najafabadi AH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4387132 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Biodegradable nanofibrous polymeric substrates for generating elastic and flexible electronics.

Najafabadi Alireza Hassani AH Tamayol Ali A Annabi Nasim N Ochoa Manuel M Mostafalu Pooria P Akbari Mohsen M Nikkhah Mehdi M Rahimi Rahim R Dokmeci Mehmet R MR Sonkusale Sameer S Ziaie Babak B Khademhosseini Ali A

Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) 20140719 33

Biodegradable nanofibrous polymeric substrates are used to fabricate suturable, elastic, and flexible electronics and sensors. The fibrous microstructure of the substrate makes it permeable to gas and liquid and facilitates the patterning process. As a proof-of-principle, temperature and strain sensors are fabricated on this elastic substrate and tested in vitro. The proposed system can be implemented in the field of bioresorbable electronics and the emerging area of smart wound dressings. ...[more]

PMID: 25044366

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