Skin electronics from scalable fabrication of an intrinsically stretchable transistor array

Skin-like electronics that can adhere seamlessly to human skin or within the body are highly desirable for applications such as health monitoring1,2, medical treatment3,4, medical implants5 and biological studies6,7, and for technologies that include human–machine interfaces, soft robotics and augmented reality8,9. Rendering such electronics soft and stretchable—like human skin—would make them more comfortable to wear, and, through increased contact area, would greatly enhance the fidelity of signals acquired from the skin.

• Nature volume555, pages83–88 (01 March 2018)

• doi:10.1038/nature25494