The rise of plastic bioelectronics.

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Abstract

Plastic bioelectronics is a research field that takes advantage of the inherent properties of polymers and soft organic electronics for applications at the interface of biology and electronics. The resulting electronic materials and devices are soft, stretchable and mechanically conformable, which are important qualities for interacting with biological systems in both wearable and implantable devices. Work is currently aimed at improving these devices with a view to making the electronic-biological interface as seamless as possible.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Nature

Title: Nature

Publisher: Springer Nature

ISSN (Electronic): 1476-4687

ISSN (Print): 0028-0836

Publication date (Electronic): December 14 2016

Volume: 540

Issue: 7633

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[1 ] Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.

[2 ] Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Riken, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.

[3 ] Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA.

[4 ] Department of Bioelectronics, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines, CMP-EMSE, MOC, 13541 Gardanne, France.

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Publisher Item ID: nature21004

DOI: 10.1038/nature21004

PubMed ID: 27974769

SO-VID: f8611e75-1a05-4ddb-8412-9df21eb5daf3

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