title: Flexible and stretchable electronics for biointegrated devices.
abstract: Advances in materials, mechanics, and manufacturing now allow construction of high-quality electronics and optoelectronics in forms that can readily integrate with the soft, curvilinear, and time-dynamic surfaces of the human body. The resulting capabilities create new opportunities for studying disease states, improving surgical procedures, monitoring health/wellness, establishing human-machine interfaces, and performing other functions. This review summarizes these technologies and illustrates their use in forms integrated with the brain, the heart, and the skin.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-744, Korea.
authors.forename: Dae-Hyeong
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Roozbeh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ghaffari
authors.forename: Nanshu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rogers
mesh_terms: D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D004582:Electronics, Medical; D004867:Equipment Design; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012666:Semiconductors; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology