Nano-Micro Letters, Volume. 16, Issue 1, 102(2024)

Highly Elastic, Bioresorbable Polymeric Materials for Stretchable, Transient Electronic Systems

Jeong-Woong Shin1...8,†, Dong-Je Kim1,†, Tae-Min Jang1,†, Won Bae Han1,†, Joong Hoon Lee1,2, Gwan-Jin Ko1, Seung Min Yang1,3, Kaveti Rajaram4,5, Sungkeun Han1, Heeseok Kang1,9, Jun Hyeon Lim1, Chan-Hwi Eom1, Amay J. Bandodkar4,5, Hanul Min1,6,*, and Suk-Won Hwang1,67,** |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
  • 2SK Hynix, 2091, Gyeongchung-daero, Bubal-eup, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do 17336, Republic of Korea
  • 3Hanwha Systems Co., Ltd., 188, Pangyoyeok-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13524, Republic of Korea
  • 4Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
  • 5Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
  • 6Department of Integrative Energy Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
  • 7Biomaterials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 5 Hwarang-ro 14-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
  • 8Semiconductor R&D Center, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do 18448, Republic of Korea
  • 9Center for Advanced Biomolecular Recognition, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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    Substrates or encapsulants in soft and stretchable formats are key components for transient, bioresorbable electronic systems; however, elastomeric polymers with desired mechanical and biochemical properties are very limited compared to non-transient counterparts. Here, we introduce a bioresorbable elastomer, poly(glycolide-co-ε-caprolactone) (PGCL), that contains excellent material properties including high elongation-at-break (< 1300%), resilience and toughness, and tunable dissolution behaviors. Exploitation of PGCLs as polymer matrices, in combination with conducing polymers, yields stretchable, conductive composites for degradable interconnects, sensors, and actuators, which can reliably function under external strains. Integration of device components with wireless modules demonstrates elastic, transient electronic suture system with on-demand drug delivery for rapid recovery of post-surgical wounds in soft, time-dynamic tissues.

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    Jeong-Woong Shin, Dong-Je Kim, Tae-Min Jang, Won Bae Han, Joong Hoon Lee, Gwan-Jin Ko, Seung Min Yang, Kaveti Rajaram, Sungkeun Han, Heeseok Kang, Jun Hyeon Lim, Chan-Hwi Eom, Amay J. Bandodkar, Hanul Min, Suk-Won Hwang. Highly Elastic, Bioresorbable Polymeric Materials for Stretchable, Transient Electronic Systems[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 102

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jul. 22, 2023

    Accepted: Oct. 30, 2023

    Published Online: Jan. 23, 2025

    The Author Email: Min Hanul (hmin92@korea.ac.kr), Hwang Suk-Won (dupong76@korea.ac.kr)

    DOI:10.1007/s40820-023-01268-2

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