25th Anniversary Article: Materials for High‐Performance Biodegradable Semiconductor Devices |
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| Authors: | Suk‐Won Hwang Gayoung Park Huanyu Cheng Jun‐Kyul Song Seung‐Kyun Kang Lan Yin Jae‐Hwan Kim Fiorenzo G Omenetto Yonggang Huang Kyung‐Mi Lee John A Rogers |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA;2. Global Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea;3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Center for Engineering and Health and Skin Disease Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA;4. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA;5. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry, Mechanical Science and Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA |
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| Abstract: | We review recent progress in a class of silicon‐based electronics that is capable of complete, controlled dissolution when immersed in water or bio‐fluids. This type of technology, referred to in a broader sense as transient electronics, has potential applications in resorbable biomedical devices, eco‐friendly electronics, environmental sensors, secure hardware systems and others. New results reported here include studies of the kinetics of hydrolysis of nanomembranes of single crystalline silicon in bio‐fluids and aqueous solutions at various pH levels and temperatures. Evaluations of toxicity using live animal models and test coupons of transient electronic materials provide some evidence of their biocompatibility, thereby suggesting potential for use in bioresorbable electronic implants. |
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| Keywords: | bioresorbable biocompatible biodegradable transient electronics biosensors |
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