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Inorganic dissolvable electronics: materials and devices for biomedicine and environment

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Recent advancement of inorganic dissolvable electronics nucleates around a realization that single-crystal silicon nanomembrane undergoes hydrolysis in biologically relevant conditions. The silicon-based high-performance dissolvable electronic devices are initially conceived for biomedical implants that function for a programmed timeframe followed by a complete dissolution to eliminate the need for recollection. The technology developed for biomedicine also presents unique opportunities in security devices that physically destruct and in environmentally benign electronics that dissolve without a trace to reduce electronic wastes. The new class of devices with this emerging technology complements the existing efforts in organic biodegradable devices. Compatible with state-of-the-art fabrication facilities for commercial microelectronics, the technology has a huge potential for future commercialization. This mini review will first discuss the relevant materials for the inorganic dissolvable electronics and then present the demonstrated applications in functional devices, followed by a perspective for the future developments.

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The work is supported by ASME Haythornthwaite Foundation Research Initiation Grant, Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Professorship in Engineering, and the start-up fund provided by the Engineering Science and Mechanics Department, College of Engineering, and Materials Research Institute at The Pennsylvania State University. The author also thanks Vikas Vepachedu for editing the manuscript.

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Cheng, H. Inorganic dissolvable electronics: materials and devices for biomedicine and environment. Journal of Materials Research 31, 2549–2570 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2016.289

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