Recent advances in encapsulation of flexible bioelectronic implants: Materials, technologies, and characterization methods

M Mariello, K Kim, K Wu, SP Lacour… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bioelectronic implantable systems (BIS) targeting biomedical and clinical research should
combine long‐term performance and biointegration in vivo. Here, recent advances in novel …

Fabrication of angstrom-scale two-dimensional channels for mass transport

A Bhardwaj, MV Surmani Martins, Y You, R Sajja… - Nature protocols, 2024 - nature.com
Fluidic channels at atomic scales regulate cellular trafficking and molecular filtration across
membranes, and thus play crucial roles in the functioning of living systems. However …

Extended barrier lifetime of partially cracked organic/inorganic multilayers for compliant implantable electronics

K Kim, M Van Gompel, K Wu, G Schiavone, J Carron… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Flexible and soft bioelectronics display conflicting demands on miniaturization, compliance,
and reliability. Here, the authors investigate the design and performance of thin …

Lifetime engineering of bioelectronic implants with mechanically reliable thin film encapsulations

M Niemiec, K Kim - Progress in Biomedical Engineering, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
While the importance of thin form factor and mechanical tissue biocompatibility has been
made clear for next generation bioelectronic implants, material systems meeting these …

Optimizing crack onset strain for silicon nitride/fluoropolymer nanolaminate barrier films

K Kim, X Jia, C Fuentes-Hernandez… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Nanolaminates using alternating inorganic and organic layers have the potential to provide
ultrabarrier with high resistance to gas permeation while also changing the crack onset …

[HTML][HTML] Energy-release rates and opening of cracks in thin barrier coatings on polymer substrates subjected to tensile loading

MVT da Costa, EK Gamstedt - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2020 - Elsevier
Thin barrier coatings on polymer films are used increasingly in various applications. In
coatings development, it is of interest to characterise the fracture toughness. The tensile …

[HTML][HTML] Full range fragmentation simulation of nanoflake filler-matrix composite coatings on a polymer substrate

C Diyaroglu, R Villanueva, U Raza, S Oterkus… - Extreme Mechanics …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive experimental and computational study to explore the
damage evolution mechanisms of polymer matrix nanocomposite films consisting of rigid …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of nanoscopic defects on barrier performance of thin films deposited by plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition on flexible polymers

RL Kovács, S Gyöngyösi, G Langer, E Baradács… - Thin Solid Films, 2021 - Elsevier
Penetration paths caused by nanoscopic defects in plasma-enhanced atomic layer
deposited (PEALD) Al 2 O 3 thin films could increase their transmission rate, mechanical …

Polyisobutylene Encapsulated PEDOT: Pss Electrode Honeycomb Skeleton Electrolyte for Moisture Resistant Electro‐Ionic Soft Artificial Muscles

U Raza, M Niemiec, K Kim - Advanced Materials Technologies, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in electro‐ionic soft actuators hold significant potential as next‐generation
bioelectronic interfaces due to mechanical compliance and operation in agreement with soft …

A finite element framework on water vapor transmission rates by pinhole damages in inorganic ultrabarriers for flexible electronics

C Diyaroglu, MTM Anaei, K Kim - Applied Surface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
This work presents a computational framework to predict possible scenarios of pinhole
distributions in hermetic barrier encapsulated organic layers to fill the lack of pinhole …