Stretchable Electronics - From Hemispherical Imagers to Neural Monitors

Abstract

The Problem: conventional electronics are rigid, brittle and planar, thereby restricting application possibilities. The Solution: new ways to use old materials enable soft, elastomeric and curvilinear electronics, with performance equal to conventional systems. The Opportunity: stretchable electronics can be used for many new classes of application, with important military implications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA529216

Entities

People

  • John A. Rogers

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Chemistry
  • Electronics
  • Engineering
  • Focal Plane Arrays
  • Focal Planes
  • Illinois
  • Information Operations
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Micro-Machines
  • Semiconductors
  • Single Crystals
  • Solid State Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics