Dissolving Electronics for Eco-friendly disposal, Data security and Healthcare | QPT
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Channel: Rajamanickam Antonimuthu · 2017 · Science & Technology
Researchers from the University of Houston and China have reported a new type of electronic device that can be triggered to dissolve through exposure to water molecules in the atmosphere. The work holds promise for eco-friendly disposable personal electronics and biomedical devices that dissolve within the body. There are also defense applications, including devices that can be programmed to dissolve in order to safeguard sensitive information. The field, known as physically transient electronics, currently requires immersion in aqueous corrosive solutions or biofluids. This work demonstrates a completely new working mechanism - the dissolution is triggered by ambient moisture. More importantly, the transient period of time can be precisely controlled. That means a biomedical implant could be programmed to disappear when its task - for example, delivering medication- is complete. Sensitive communications could be devised to literally vanish once the message was delivered. News Source: http://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/2017/August%202017/09062017Yu-Dissolving-Electronics.php
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