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Title: Waterproof AlInGaP optoelectronics on stretchable substrates with applications in biomedicine and robotics

Journal Article · · Nature Materials
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2879· OSTI ID:1876413
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  1. Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
  2. Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States); Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
  3. Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States); Korea Advanced Inst. of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)
  4. Tufts Univ., Medford, MA (United States)
  5. MC10 Inc., Cambridge, MA (United States)
  6. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States); Dalian Univ. of Technology (China)
  7. Inst. of High Performance Computing (Singapore)
  8. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
  9. Dalian Univ. of Technology (China)

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. Furthermore, these and related systems may create important, unconventional opportunities for optoelectronic devices.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; National Science Foundation (NSF); US Army Research Office
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-07ER46471; FG02-07ER46453; OISE-1043143; ECCS-0824129; W911 NF-07-1-0618
OSTI ID:
1876413
Journal Information:
Nature Materials, Vol. 9, Issue 11; ISSN 1476-1122
Publisher:
Springer NatureCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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