Published in Chemistry World, 5 Jan 2011
Researchers in Sweden and Spain have created transistors woven from modified silk fibres. The breakthrough bodes well for a new generation of electronic circuits that can be incorporated into fabrics or inserted into biological environments.
Conventional electronics are printed onto hard substrates, but many researchers are looking at ways to offer, literally, more flexible applications. Some are developing methods to print directly onto fabrics, while others are examining how to make individual fibres into circuit components. […]
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