Stretchable Nanotube Films May Advance Medical Electronics

Monday, May 4, 2009 - 09:51 in Physics & Chemistry

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the issues hindering the development of medical electronic devices capable of being implanted in the human body is the lack of suitable materials. Most semiconducting materials are stiff and brittle, while human tissue is soft and pliable. Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), appear to have taken a key step forward in implantable electronics research.

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