Physicians and environmentalists alike could soon be using a
new class of electronic devices: small, robust and high performance, yet also
biocompatible and capable of dissolving completely in water – or in bodily
fluids.
Researchers at the University of Illinois, in collaboration
with Tufts University and Northwestern University, have demonstrated a new type
of biodegradable electronics technology that could introduce new design
paradigms for medical implants, environmental monitors and consumer devices.