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Soft Material-Enabled Electronics for Medicine, Healthcare, and Human-Machine Interfaces
Robert Herbert1, Jae-Woong Jeong2, And Woon-Hong Yeo1,3
1George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
|January 26, 2020
Summary
Soft electronics offer flexible, stretchable advantages for wearable and implantable medical devices. Ongoing advancements in materials and fabrication techniques are enhancing their use in healthcare and human-machine interfaces.
Area of Science:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Materials Science
- Wearable Technology
Background:
- Conventional rigid electronics face limitations in medical applications.
- Soft materials provide enhanced flexibility and stretchability for seamless integration with biological tissues.
- Wearable and implantable devices require advanced materials for improved biocompatibility and functionality.
