Silk-silicon devices dissolve into surroundings

28 Sep 2012

Electronics that Dissolve
Source: Tufts University and the University of Illinois.
ew biocompatible electronic devices, encapsulated in silk, can dissolve harmlessly into their surroundings after a precise amount of time. Here, a biodegradable integrated circuit -- including transistors, diodes, inductors and capacitors-- is partially dissolved by a droplet of water.