Biodegradable materials for multilayer transient printed circuit boards

Xian Huang; Yuhao Liu; Suk-Won Hwang; Seung-Kyun Kang; Dwipayan Patnaik; Jonathan Fajardo Cortes; John A Rogers

doi:10.1002/adma.201403164

Biodegradable materials for multilayer transient printed circuit boards

Adv Mater. 2014 Nov 19;26(43):7371-7. doi: 10.1002/adma.201403164. Epub 2014 Sep 22.

Authors

Xian Huang¹, Yuhao Liu, Suk-Won Hwang, Seung-Kyun Kang, Dwipayan Patnaik, Jonathan Fajardo Cortes, John A Rogers

Affiliation

¹ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, 104 S. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA; Missouri University of Science and Technology, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 400 West 13th Street, Rolla, MO, 65409, USA.

PMID: 25244671
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201403164

Abstract

Biodegradable printed circuit boards based on water-soluble materials are demonstrated. These systems can dissolve in water within 10 mins to yield end-products that are environmentally safe. These and related approaches have the potential to reduce hazardous waste streams associated with electronics disposal.

Keywords: biodegradable circuit; printed circuit board; transient electronics; water dissolution.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Biodegradable Plastics / chemistry
Electric Conductivity
Electrical Equipment and Supplies*
Equipment Design
Metals / chemistry
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Printing / methods
Temperature
Water / chemistry
Wireless Technology

Substances

Biodegradable Plastics
Metals
Water