TY - JOUR
T1 - Materials, devices, and applications for wearable and implantable electronics
AU - Han, Won Bae
AU - Ko, Gwan Jin
AU - Jang, Tae Min
AU - Hwang, Suk Won
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by Korea University, KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology Program, Technology Innovation Program (20002974) funded by the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MI, Korea) and a National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIP) (grant NRF-2017R1E1A1A01075027).
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Recent advances in the engineering or strategy of materials and device design have established ultrathin, soft, lightweight, and skin-conformable characteristics in wearable/implantable electronic systems, allowing precise, long-term monitoring of biological signals from skin/internal organs while reducing signal artifacts upon daily body motions or other external effects. Such a soft, flexible platform offers an opportunity capable of recording and analyzing diverse physical, chemical, and electrophysiological parameters for clinically useful information in the effective prevention, treatment, and management of illness as well as the preservation of physical and mental well-being. Combination with other peculiar functions such as bioresorbable and self-healing properties can enhance the biosafety/ reliability of devices and realize unprecedented applications in the fields of biology and medicine or other areas of interest. This Review summarizes the underlying mechanisms of materials science in terms of a mechanical balance between devices and biological structures, discusses the latest biomedical applications with a focus on technological advances and significance, and concludes with an overview of current challenging points and perspectives for future research directions in wearable/implantable electronics.
AB - Recent advances in the engineering or strategy of materials and device design have established ultrathin, soft, lightweight, and skin-conformable characteristics in wearable/implantable electronic systems, allowing precise, long-term monitoring of biological signals from skin/internal organs while reducing signal artifacts upon daily body motions or other external effects. Such a soft, flexible platform offers an opportunity capable of recording and analyzing diverse physical, chemical, and electrophysiological parameters for clinically useful information in the effective prevention, treatment, and management of illness as well as the preservation of physical and mental well-being. Combination with other peculiar functions such as bioresorbable and self-healing properties can enhance the biosafety/ reliability of devices and realize unprecedented applications in the fields of biology and medicine or other areas of interest. This Review summarizes the underlying mechanisms of materials science in terms of a mechanical balance between devices and biological structures, discusses the latest biomedical applications with a focus on technological advances and significance, and concludes with an overview of current challenging points and perspectives for future research directions in wearable/implantable electronics.
KW - Biodegradable
KW - Biological signals
KW - Implantable
KW - Self-healing
KW - Wearable electronics
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U2 - 10.1021/acsaelm.0c00724
DO - 10.1021/acsaelm.0c00724
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85100298562
JO - ACS Applied Electronic Materials
JF - ACS Applied Electronic Materials
SN - 2637-6113
ER -