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  • Sustainable Electronics
  • Biointegrated Devices

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  • Sustainable (bio)electronics require degradable and biomimetic materials.
  • Nature-derived silk fibroin (SF) offers biocompatibility and tunability but lacks mechanical strength for electronics.
  • Poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) is a common synthetic polymer in electronics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a mechanically robust, photocurable, and degradable composite for biointegrated electronics.
  • To overcome the limitations of silk fibroin for applications in harsh electronic processing and dry conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Created a photocurable composite of functionalized silk fibroin (photofibroin) and photo-PDMS.
  • Developed an elastomeric photofibroin (ePF) composite through doping.
  • Utilized UV photolithography for microfabrication of the ePF composite.

Main Results:

  • The ePF composite demonstrated flexibility in both wet and dry conditions.
  • Achieved enhanced mechanical strength, long-term durability, and optical transparency.
  • The material is stable at high temperatures, compatible with electronic materials, cytocompatible, and enzymatically degradable.

Conclusions:

  • The ePF composite combines natural and synthetic materials for versatile properties in (bio)electronics.
  • This material shows significant potential for applications in circuits, strain-sensing devices, biointegrated systems, encapsulation, and packaging.
  • Highlights a pathway toward sustainable and high-performance bioelectronic materials.