scholarly journals Solidified Liquid Metal with Regulated Plasticity for Channel-Free Construction of 3D Structured Flexible Electronics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guoqiang Li ◽  
Mingyang Zhang ◽  
Sanhu Liu ◽  
Man Yuan ◽  
Junjie Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flexible Electronics ◽  
Liquid Metals ◽  
Circuit Board ◽  
Great Promise ◽  
Stretchable Electronics ◽  
Integrated Electronics ◽  
Free Construction ◽  
Led Array ◽  
Novel Strategy ◽  
Solid Liquid

Abstract Gallium alloy based liquid metals (LMs) have shown great promise for soft and stretchable electronics in virtue of intrinsic fluidity and metallic conductivity. However, it has been a challenge by using LM to construct 3D structured circuits which are crucial for building flexible electronics with high integration. Hereby, taking advantage of the solid-liquid phase transition and plastic deformation of a Ga-10In LM alloy, we propose a novel strategy to fabricate LM based flexible electronic devices, in particular comprised of 3D circuits, without the need to pre-fabricate microchannels. We demonstrate applications including 3D interconnect arches for the integration of a multi-channel LED array, a 3D structured wearable sensor and a multilayer flexible circuit board for monitoring of finger movement. The current work provides a facile strategy for constructing LM based flexible electronics, which is of particular interest for building highly integrated electronics of hierarchical structure involving complicated 3D circuits.

scholarly journals Recent Development of Flexible and Stretchable Antennas for Bio-Integrated Electronics

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 4364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Zhu ◽  
Huanyu Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Power Transmission ◽  
Liquid Metals ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Data Communication ◽  
Stretchable Electronics ◽  
Wireless Technology ◽  
New Materials ◽  
Integrated Electronics ◽  
Mechanical Deformations ◽  
Conductive Fillers

Wireless technology plays an important role in data communication and power transmission, which has greatly boosted the development of flexible and stretchable electronics for biomedical applications and beyond. As a key component in wireless technology, flexible and stretchable antennas need to be flexible and stretchable, enabled by the efforts with new materials or novel integration approaches with structural designs. Besides replacing the conventional rigid substrates with textile or elastomeric ones, flexible and stretchable conductive materials also need to be used for the radiation parts, including conductive textiles, liquid metals, elastomeric composites embedding conductive fillers, and stretchable structures from conventional metals. As the microwave performance of the antenna (e.g., resonance frequency, radiation pattern, and radiation efficiency) strongly depend on the mechanical deformations, the new materials and novel structures need to be carefully designed. Despite the rapid progress in the burgeoning field of flexible and stretchable antennas, plenty of challenges, as well as opportunities, still exist to achieve miniaturized antennas with a stable or tunable performance at a low cost for bio-integrated electronics.

Liquid metal-based nanocomposite materials: Fabrication technology and applications

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroki Ota ◽  
Nyamjargal Ochirkhuyag ◽  
Ryosuke Matsuda ◽  
Zihao Song ◽  
Fumika Nakamura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Metal ◽  
Flexible Electronics ◽  
Liquid Metals ◽  
Nanocomposite Materials ◽  
Fabrication Technology

Research on liquid metals has been steadily garnering more interest in recent times because the properties of these metals are conducive to flexible electronics applications; further, these metals are in...

Stretchable Systems

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yogeenth Kumaresan ◽  
Nivasan Yogeswaran ◽  
Luigi G. Occhipinti ◽  
Ravinder Dahiya
Keyword(s):  
Flexible Electronics ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Electrical Response ◽  
Inorganic Compounds ◽  
Stretchable Electronics ◽  
Material Research ◽  
Active Materials ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Integration Techniques ◽  
Strain Invariant

Stretchable electronics is one of the transformative pillars of future flexible electronics. As a result, the research on new passive and active materials, novel designs, and engineering approaches has attracted significant interest. Recent studies have highlighted the importance of new approaches that enable the integration of high-performance materials, including, organic and inorganic compounds, carbon-based and layered materials, and composites to serve as conductors, semiconductors or insulators, with the ability to accommodate electronics on stretchable substrates. This Element presents a discussion about the strategies that have been developed for obtaining stretchable systems, with a focus on various stretchable geometries to achieve strain invariant electrical response, and summarises the recent advances in terms of material research, various integration techniques of high-performance electronics. In addition, some of the applications, challenges and opportunities associated with the development of stretchable electronics are discussed.

Ocean Sensor “Imaging” Arrays Based on Bio-inspired Architectures and 2-D/3-D Construction

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
David P. Fries ◽  
Chase A. Starr ◽  
Geran W. Barton
Keyword(s):  
Flexible Electronics ◽  
Printed Circuit Board ◽  
Single Point ◽  
Circuit Board ◽  
Sensor Systems ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Imaging Arrays ◽  
Printed Circuits ◽  
Single Sensor ◽  
New Vision

AbstractMany common ocean sensor systems measure a localized space above a single sensor element. Single-point measurements give magnitude but not necessarily direction information. Expanding single sensor elements, such as used in salinity sensors, into arrays permits spatial distribution measurements and allows flux visualizations. Furthermore, applying microsystem technology to these macro sensor systems can yield imaging arrays with high-resolution spatial/temporal sensing functions. Extending such high spatial resolution imaging over large areas is a desirable feature for new “vision” modes on autonomous robotic systems and for deployable ocean sensor systems. The work described here explores the use of printed circuit board (PCB) technology for new sensing concepts and designs. In order to create rigid-conformal, large area imaging “camera” systems, we have merged flexible PCB substrates with rigid constructions from 3-D printing. This approach merges the 2-D flexible electronics world of printed circuits with the 3-D printed packaging world. Furthermore, employing architectures used by biology as a basis for our imaging systems, we explored naturally and biologically inspired designs, their relationships to visual imagining, and alternate mechanical systems of perception. Through the use of bio-inspiration, a framework is laid out to base further research on design for packaging of ocean sensors and arrays. Using 3-D printed exoskeleton's rigid form with flexible printed circuits, one can create systems that are both rigid and form-fitting with 3-D shape and enable new sensor systems for various ocean sensory applications.

scholarly journals PD-L1 lncRNA splice promotes lung adenocarcinoma progression via enhancing c-Myc activity

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuang Qu ◽  
Zichen Jiao ◽  
Geng Lu ◽  
Bing Yao ◽  
Ting Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Adenocarcinoma ◽  
Great Promise ◽  
Non Coding Rna ◽  
Adenocarcinoma Cells ◽  
T Cell Immune Responses ◽  
Lung Adenocarcinoma Cells ◽  
Novel Strategy ◽  
L1 Protein

ABSTRACTAlthough blockade of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) to enhance T cell immune responses shows great promise in tumor immunotherapy, the efficacy of such immune-checkpoint inhibition strategy is limited for patients with solid tumors. The mechanism underlying the limited efficacy of PD-L1 inhibitors remains unclear. Here, we show that human lung adenocarcinoma, regardless of PD-L1 protein positive or negative, all produce a long non-coding RNA isoform of PD-L1 (PD-L1-lnc) via alternative splicing, which promotes lung adenocarcinoma proliferation and metastasis. PD-L1-lnc in various lung adenocarcinoma cells is significantly upregulated by IFNγ in a manner similar to PD-L1 mRNA. Both in vitro and in vivo studies demonstrate that PD-L1-lnc increases proliferation and invasion but decreases apoptosis of lung adenocarcinoma cells. Mechanistically, PD-L1-lnc directly binds to c-Myc and enhances c-Myc transcriptional activity downstream in lung adenocarcinoma cells. Our results provide targeting PD-L1-lnc−c-Myc axis as a novel strategy for lung cancer therapy.

scholarly journals Increasing Full Child Immunization Rates by Government Using an Innovative Computerized Immunization Due List in Rural India

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 004695801775129
Author(s):  
Enakshi Ganguly ◽  
Rahul Gupta ◽  
Alik Widge ◽  
R. Purushotham Reddy ◽  
K. Balasubramanian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vaccination Coverage ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Immunization Coverage ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Great Promise ◽  
Immunization Rates ◽  
Comprehensive Health ◽  
Charitable Trust ◽  
Novel Strategy

Increasing child vaccination coverage to 85% or more in rural India from the current level of 50% holds great promise for reducing infant and child mortality and improving health of children. We have tested a novel strategy called Rural Effective Affordable Comprehensive Health Care (REACH) in a rural population of more than 300 000 in Rajasthan and succeeded in achieving full immunization coverage of 88.7% among children aged 12 to 23 months in a short span of less than 2 years. The REACH strategy was first developed and successfully implemented in a demonstration project by SHARE INDIA in Medchal region of Andhra Pradesh, and was then replicated in Rajgarh block of Rajasthan in cooperation with Bhoruka Charitable Trust (private partners of Integrated Child Development Services and National Rural Health Mission health workers in Rajgarh). The success of the REACH strategy in both Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan suggests that it could be successfully adopted as a model to enhance vaccination coverage dramatically in other areas of rural India.

Flexible Electronics Fabrication for Missile Wiring Interconnects

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 (DPC) ◽  
pp. 001096-001114
Author(s):  
Michael R. Whitley ◽  
Tracy D. Hudson
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Flexible Electronics ◽  
Printed Circuit Board ◽  
Circuit Board ◽  
Polyimide Films ◽  
Passive Components ◽  
Printed Circuit ◽  
Data Formats ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Ink Jet

The increased usage of unmanned aerial vehicles has driven the desire for smaller and lighter missile bodies. The wiring harnesses required to connect the missile subsystems constitute a significant portion of the missile weight and cost. We have been exploring the development of flexible electronics substrates manufactured using ink jet technology on polyimide films. This technology has an advantage over traditional flex circuit manufacturing because in addition to creating traditional wiring patterns the ink jet technology enables the creation of passive components such as resistors and capacitors. The Dimatix DMP-2831 ink jet system uses individually controllable piezoelectric driven MEMS nozzles to precisely deposit nanoparticle inks. These inks are then annealed to form wiring patterns. We will present the process for converting traditional printed circuit board data formats to inkjet printable data, the process for depositing the ink, annealing and testing.

Mechanical characteristics of stretchable electronics based on a mogul-patterned structure

2016 ◽  
Vol 09 (06) ◽  
pp. 1642012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeon-Ho Lee ◽  
Youn-Jea Kim
Keyword(s):  
Flexible Electronics ◽  
Mechanical Characteristics ◽  
Mechanical Deformation ◽  
Von Mises Stress ◽  
Structural Safety ◽  
Stretchable Electronics ◽  
Film Material ◽  
Von Mises ◽  
Nanostructured Patterns ◽  
Stress And Strain Distribution

Recent progress in unconventional forms of foldable and stretchable electronics has enabled development of novel electronics. Especially, stretchable electronics have attracted much interest for applications that require reliable operation under mechanical deformation. Stretchable electrodes can be bent, stretched and compressed while maintaining good performance and structural safety. To realize flexible electronics, stretchability of devices, which requires a deeper understanding of nanoscale materials and mechanics, is needed. In this study, the mechanical characteristics of electrodes based on a mogul-pattern, which retain their electrical conductivity under mechanical deformation, were evaluated. Nanostructured patterns and thin film material were considered for stretched and bent models. The von Mises stress and strain distribution were analyzed and depicted graphically.

Materials for Stretchable Electronics Compliant with Printed Circuit Board Fabrication

2012 ◽  
pp. 161-185
Author(s):  
Matthias Adler ◽  
Ruth Bieringer ◽  
Thomas Schauber ◽  
Jürgen Günther
Keyword(s):  
Printed Circuit Board ◽  
Circuit Board ◽  
Stretchable Electronics ◽  
Printed Circuit
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