Stretchable electronics

On a daily basis, our requirements for technology become more innovative and creative and the field of electronics is helping to lead the way to more advanced appliances. This book gathers and evaluates the materials, designs, models, and technologies that enable the fabrication of fully elastic electronic devices that can tolerate high strain. Written by some of the most outstanding scientists in the field, it lays down the undisputed knowledge on how to make electronics withstand stretching. This monograph provides a review of the specific applications that directly benefit from highly compliant electronics, including transistors, photonic devices, and sensors. In addition to stretchable devices, the topic of ultraflexible electronics is treated, highlighting its upcoming significance for the industrial-scale production of electronic goods for the consumer. Divided into four parts covering: Theory; Materials and Processes; Circuit Boards; Devices and Applications. An unprecedented overview of this thriving area of research that nobody in the field - or intending to enter it - can afford to miss.

Theory: Theory for stretchable interconnects / Jizhou Song, Shuodao Wang. Mechanics of twistable electronics / Yewang Su [and others] -- Materials and processes: Graphene for stretchable electronics / Chao Yan [and others]. Stretchable thin-film electronics / Stephanie P Lacour. Stretchable piezoelectric nanoribbons for biocompatible energy harvesting / Yi Qi [and others] -- Circuit boards: Modeling of printed circuit board inspired stretchable electronic systems / Mario Gonzalez, Yung-Yu Hsu, Jan Vanfleteren. Materials for stretchable electronics compliant with printed circuit board fabrication / Matthias Adler [and others]. Technologies and processes used in printed circuit board fabrication for the realization of stretchable electronics / Frederick Bossuyt, Thomas Loher. Reliability and application scenarios of stretchable electronics realized using printed circuit board technologies / Jan Vanfleteren [and others] -- Devices and applications: Stretchable electronic and optoelectronic devices using single-crystal inorganic semiconductor materials / Dae-Hyeong Kim, Nanshu Lu, John A Rogers. Stretchable organic transistors / Tsuyoshi Sekitani, Takao Someya. Power supply, generatio…