10.1021/nl503997m.s001 Suk-Won Hwang Suk-Won Hwang Chi Hwan Lee Chi Hwan Lee Huanyu Cheng Huanyu Cheng Jae-Woong Jeong Jae-Woong Jeong Seung-Kyun Kang Seung-Kyun Kang Jae-Hwan Kim Jae-Hwan Kim Jiho Shin Jiho Shin Jian Yang Jian Yang Zhuangjian Liu Zhuangjian Liu Guillermo A. Ameer Guillermo A. Ameer Yonggang Huang Yonggang Huang John A. Rogers John A. Rogers Biodegradable Elastomers and Silicon Nanomembranes/Nanoribbons for Stretchable, Transient Electronics, and Biosensors American Chemical Society 2015 nanomembrane application exploits materials manner biofluid strain deformation technology BiosensorsTransient electronics hydrolysis diode strategy Experimental type groundwater Inorganic semiconductor nanomaterials design layouts transistor inverter Biodegradable Elastomers component choice Silicon Stretchable biosensor stretchable configurations device circuit characterization design strategies Nanomembrane substrate loads validates Transient Electronics silicon elastomer 2015-05-13 00:00:00 Journal contribution https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Biodegradable_Elastomers_and_Silicon_Nanomembranes_Nanoribbons_for_Stretchable_Transient_Electronics_and_Biosensors/2207533 Transient electronics represents an emerging class of technology that exploits materials and/or device constructs that are capable of physically disappearing or disintegrating in a controlled manner at programmed rates or times. Inorganic semiconductor nanomaterials such as silicon nanomembranes/nanoribbons provide attractive choices for active elements in transistors, diodes and other essential components of overall systems that dissolve completely by hydrolysis in biofluids or groundwater. We describe here materials, mechanics, and design layouts to achieve this type of technology in stretchable configurations with biodegradable elastomers for substrate/encapsulation layers. Experimental and theoretical results illuminate the mechanical properties under large strain deformation. Circuit characterization of complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor inverters and individual transistors under various levels of applied loads validates the design strategies. Examples of biosensors demonstrate possibilities for stretchable, transient devices in biomedical applications.