title: The rise of plastic bioelectronics.
abstract: Plastic bioelectronics is a research field that takes advantage of the inherent properties of polymers and soft organic electronics for applications at the interface of biology and electronics. The resulting electronic materials and devices are soft, stretchable and mechanically conformable, which are important qualities for interacting with biological systems in both wearable and implantable devices. Work is currently aimed at improving these devices with a view to making the electronic-biological interface as seamless as possible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.|Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Riken, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Someya
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
authors.forename: Zhenan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioelectronics, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines, CMP-EMSE, MOC, 13541 Gardanne, France.
authors.forename: George G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Malliaras
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D057005:Bioengineering; D004581:Electronics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D010969:Plastics; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012666:Semiconductors
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D010969:Plastics