Waterproof AlInGaP Optoelectronics on Stretchable Substrates with Applications in Biomedicine and Robotics

Overview

Journal Nat Mater

Date 2010 Oct 19

PMID 20953185

Citations 92

Authors

Rak-Hwan Kim

Dae-Hyeong Kim

Jianliang Xiao

Bong Hoon Kim

Sang-Il Park

Bruce Panilaitis

Roozbeh Ghaffari

Jimin Yao

Ming Li

Zhuangjian Liu

Viktor Malyarchuk

Dae Gon Kim

An-Phong Le

Ralph G Nuzzo

David L Kaplan

Fiorenzo G Omenetto

Yonggang Huang

Zhan Kang

John A Rogers

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Abstract

Inorganic light-emitting diodes and photodetectors represent important, established technologies for solid-state lighting, digital imaging and many other applications. Eliminating mechanical and geometrical design constraints imposed by the supporting semiconductor wafers can enable alternative uses in areas such as biomedicine and robotics. Here we describe systems that consist of arrays of interconnected, ultrathin inorganic light-emitting diodes and photodetectors configured in mechanically optimized layouts on unusual substrates. Light-emitting sutures, implantable sheets and illuminated plasmonic crystals that are compatible with complete immersion in biofluids illustrate the suitability of these technologies for use in biomedicine. Waterproof optical-proximity-sensor tapes capable of conformal integration on curved surfaces of gloves and thin, refractive-index monitors wrapped on tubing for intravenous delivery systems demonstrate possibilities in robotics and clinical medicine. These and related systems may create important, unconventional opportunities for optoelectronic devices.

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