title: Flexible and Stretchable Gold Microstructures on Extra Soft Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Substrates.
abstract: Stretchable gold microstructures are reliably transferred onto an extra-soft elastomeric substrate. Several major challenges, including failure-free transfer and reliable bonding with the substrate, are addressed. The simple and reproducible fabrication allows extensive study and optimization of the stretchability of meanders in terms of thickness, geometry, and substrate. The results provide new insights for designing stretchable electronics and novel routes for stretchrelated, mechanobiological cell-interface applications.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materials in Electrical Engineering 1, RWTH Aachen University, Sommerfeldstraße 24, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materials in Electrical Engineering 1, RWTH Aachen University, Sommerfeldstraße 24, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bette
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materials in Electrical Engineering 1, RWTH Aachen University, Sommerfeldstraße 24, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schnakenberg
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes / Q000737:chemistry; D004548:Elasticity; D055615:Electrical Equipment and Supplies; D020342:Finite Element Analysis; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D055616:Microtechnology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; C013830:baysilon; D006046:Gold; D014025:Titanium
keywords: flexible electronics; polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS); self-assembled monolayers; stretchable electrodes