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Water-Soluble Glass Substrate as a Platform for Biodegradable Solid-State Devices
Author(s) -
Shihab Adnan,
Kwang-Man Lee,
Mohammad Tayeb Ghasr,
Matthew J. O'Keefe,
Delbert E. Day,
Chang-Soo Kim
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
ieee journal of the electron devices society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 2168-6734
DOI - 10.1109/jeds.2016.2606340
Subject(s) - components, circuits, devices and systems , engineered materials, dielectrics and plasmas
A biodegradable glass material is utilized as a novel functional element of solid-state devices. A water-soluble borate glass substrate serves as the structural platform on which thin film device is built. The glass substrate completely dissolves in a saline solution in approximately 40 h. Intentional failure of the spiral device (RLC resonator circuit) as a result of rapid structural disintegration by dissolution is demonstrated in DC, AC, and RF ranges that agrees well with simulation. Adopting water-soluble glass elements is expected to be a viable approach to develop reliable all-inorganic biodegradable devices that are fully functional during an intended operational lifetime followed by rapid degradation.

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