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High-Conductivity Elastomeric Electronics†

  1. D. S. Gray1,
  2. J. Tien2,
  3. C. S. Chen

Article first published online: 18 FEB 2004

DOI: 10.1002/adma.200306107

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 16, Issue 5, pages 393–397, March, 2004

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Gray, D., Tien, J. and Chen, C. (2004), High-Conductivity Elastomeric Electronics. Advanced Materials, 16: 393–397. doi: 10.1002/adma.200306107

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  1. 1

    Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 44 Cummington Street, Boston, MA 02215, USA

  1. †

    We gratefully acknowledge funding from the Whitaker Foundation, NIBIB (EB 00262), The Office of Naval Research, and DARPA. We thank Celeste M. Nelson, Srivatsan Raghavan, and John L. Tan for discussions.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 8 MAR 2004
  2. Article first published online: 18 FEB 2004
  3. Manuscript Received: 2 SEP 2003

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Keywords:

  • Conductivity, electrical;
  • Electronics;
  • Fatigue;
  • Metal wires;
  • Stress

Stretchable electronic circuits have been microfabricated using tortuous gold wires embedded in silicone elastomer. With appropriate geometric parameters, the wires could elongate by more than 50 % while maintaining stable conductivity (see Figure). This technology represents a key development towards conductive fabrics, flexible displays, and other applications that require electronics to withstand unprecedented degrees of stress and vibration.

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