TY - JOUR
T1 - Blending Electronics with the Human Body: A Pathway toward a Cybernetic Future
AU - Mehrali, Mehdi
AU - Bagherifard, Sara
AU - Akbari, Mohsen
AU - Thakur, Ashish
AU - Mirani, Bahram
AU - Mehrali, Mohammad
AU - Hasany, Masoud
AU - Orive, Gorka
AU - Das, Paramita
AU - Emnéus, Jenny
AU - Andresen, Thomas Lars
AU - Dolatshahi-Pirouz, Alireza
N1 - This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and re-production in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - At the crossroads of chemistry, electronics, mechanical engineering, polymer science, biology, tissue engineering, computer science, and materials science, electrical devices are currently being engineered that blend directly within organs and tissues. These sophisticated devices are mediators, recorders, and stimula-tors of electricity with the capacity to monitor important electrophysiological events, replace disabled body parts, or even stimulate tissues to overcome their current limitations. They are therefore capable of leading humanity forward into the age of cyborgs, a time in which human biology can be hacked at will to yield beings with abilities beyond their natural capabilities. The resulting advances have been made possible by the emergence of conformal and soft electronic materials that can readily integrate with the curvilinear, dynamic, delicate, and flexible human body. This article discusses the recent rapid pace of development in the field of cybernetics with special emphasis on the important role that flexible and electrically active materials have played therein
AB - At the crossroads of chemistry, electronics, mechanical engineering, polymer science, biology, tissue engineering, computer science, and materials science, electrical devices are currently being engineered that blend directly within organs and tissues. These sophisticated devices are mediators, recorders, and stimula-tors of electricity with the capacity to monitor important electrophysiological events, replace disabled body parts, or even stimulate tissues to overcome their current limitations. They are therefore capable of leading humanity forward into the age of cyborgs, a time in which human biology can be hacked at will to yield beings with abilities beyond their natural capabilities. The resulting advances have been made possible by the emergence of conformal and soft electronic materials that can readily integrate with the curvilinear, dynamic, delicate, and flexible human body. This article discusses the recent rapid pace of development in the field of cybernetics with special emphasis on the important role that flexible and electrically active materials have played therein
U2 - 10.1002/advs.201700931
DO - 10.1002/advs.201700931
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 30356969
SN - 2198-3844
VL - 5
JO - Advanced Science
JF - Advanced Science
IS - 10
M1 - 1700931
ER -