title: Mechanically adaptive organic transistors for implantable electronics.
abstract: A unique form of adaptive electronics is demonstrated, which change their mechanical properties from rigid and planar to soft and compliant, in order to enable soft and conformal wrapping around 3D objects, including biological tissue. These devices feature excellent mechanical robustness and maintain initial electrical properties even after changing shape and stiffness.
authors.affiliation: Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Information Systems, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Rd., Richardson, Texas, 75080-3021, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reeder
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaltenbrunner
authors.forename: Taylor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ware
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arreaga-Salas
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avendano-Bolivar
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yokota
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sekino
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Voit
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sekitani
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Someya
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D055595:Mechanical Phenomena; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D051381:Rats; D014173:Transistors, Electronic
chemical_list: D009930:Organic Chemicals
keywords: bioelectronics; flexible electronics; organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs); shape-memory polymers