Most biological tissues are supple and elastic, while current electronic devices fabricated by semiconductors and metals are usually stiff and brittle. As a result, implanted electronic devices can irritate and damage...Most biological tissues are supple and elastic, while current electronic devices fabricated by semiconductors and metals are usually stiff and brittle. As a result, implanted electronic devices can irritate and damage surrounding tissues, causing immune reaction and scarring. In this work, we develop stretchable microelectrode arrays, with the development of a novel soft lithography technology, which are designed and fabricated with a polymer/stretchable metal/polymer sandwich structure. With the great deformability of stretch, compression, bend and twisting, while preserving electrical property, this technology overcomes the fundamental mismatch of mechanical properties between biological tissues and electronic devices, and provides highly-compliant, confonnal and stretchable bio-electronic interfaces. Here we also describe the following three applications of the stretchable electrode arrays： a. monitoring intracranial electroencephalography （EEG）; b. stimulating peripheral nerves to drive muscles; c. monitoring epicardial electrocardiography （ECG）. Stretchable microelectrode arrays create a promising field in biomedical applications for its better modulus match with biological tissues and robust mechanical and electrical properties. They allow for construction of electronic integrated circuits spread over on complex and dynamic curved surfaces, providing a much friendlier bio-electronic interface for diagnosis, treatment and in- telligent bio-control.展开更多
Driven by an ever-increasing num- ber of new services and applications, transport networks have been undergoing significant changes. In this paper, we describe several ex- citing technology directions associated with ...Driven by an ever-increasing num- ber of new services and applications, transport networks have been undergoing significant changes. In this paper, we describe several ex- citing technology directions associated with future optical transport networks. We review the status of 100G, which is now commercially available and entering volume deployments, and its applications in China. Beyond 100G is considered as the primary technology for the expansion of both channel and fiber capacity in tile near term, and several enabling techniques are introduced. Then, key technologies, prod- ucts, and future evolutionary options of Optical Transport Networks （OTNs） are extensively discussed. Compared to fixed bandwidth and coarse granularity of current WDM network, a flexible grid architecture is a desirable evolu- tion trend, and key technologies and challenges are described. Finally, we illustrate the multi-dimension convergences in terms of IP and optical, Packet OTN （P-OTN）, as well as Electronic Integrated Circuits （EICs） and Photonic Integrated Cimuits （PICs）. Transport networks are therefore in the process of be- coming more broadband, robust, flexible, cost-effective and lower-power-consumptive.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61102042)Youth Innovation Foundation of Chinese Academy of SciencesShenzhen"Peacock Plan"to Z.Y.
文摘Most biological tissues are supple and elastic, while current electronic devices fabricated by semiconductors and metals are usually stiff and brittle. As a result, implanted electronic devices can irritate and damage surrounding tissues, causing immune reaction and scarring. In this work, we develop stretchable microelectrode arrays, with the development of a novel soft lithography technology, which are designed and fabricated with a polymer/stretchable metal/polymer sandwich structure. With the great deformability of stretch, compression, bend and twisting, while preserving electrical property, this technology overcomes the fundamental mismatch of mechanical properties between biological tissues and electronic devices, and provides highly-compliant, confonnal and stretchable bio-electronic interfaces. Here we also describe the following three applications of the stretchable electrode arrays： a. monitoring intracranial electroencephalography （EEG）; b. stimulating peripheral nerves to drive muscles; c. monitoring epicardial electrocardiography （ECG）. Stretchable microelectrode arrays create a promising field in biomedical applications for its better modulus match with biological tissues and robust mechanical and electrical properties. They allow for construction of electronic integrated circuits spread over on complex and dynamic curved surfaces, providing a much friendlier bio-electronic interface for diagnosis, treatment and in- telligent bio-control.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under GrantNo. 61171076National 863 Project underGrant No. 2012AA011303National 973 Project under Grant No. 2010CB328200(2010CB328201)
文摘Driven by an ever-increasing num- ber of new services and applications, transport networks have been undergoing significant changes. In this paper, we describe several ex- citing technology directions associated with future optical transport networks. We review the status of 100G, which is now commercially available and entering volume deployments, and its applications in China. Beyond 100G is considered as the primary technology for the expansion of both channel and fiber capacity in tile near term, and several enabling techniques are introduced. Then, key technologies, prod- ucts, and future evolutionary options of Optical Transport Networks （OTNs） are extensively discussed. Compared to fixed bandwidth and coarse granularity of current WDM network, a flexible grid architecture is a desirable evolu- tion trend, and key technologies and challenges are described. Finally, we illustrate the multi-dimension convergences in terms of IP and optical, Packet OTN （P-OTN）, as well as Electronic Integrated Circuits （EICs） and Photonic Integrated Cimuits （PICs）. Transport networks are therefore in the process of be- coming more broadband, robust, flexible, cost-effective and lower-power-consumptive.
