A new and biodegradable circuit has just been bombarding the public of its potential to reduce the increasing piles of environmental wastes. A group of researchers in the US had developed a semiconductor that is light and flexible from the growing piles of hazardous electronic garbage that are difficult to dispose of.
The newly developed product is created by using cellulose as the base, according to Gadget. The biodegradable semiconductor uses carbon-based compounds and an ordinary iron provides the electrodes. Yes, it can be degraded by just using little vinegar that is ordinarily used in the kitchen and the device is dissolved and gone.
In the detailed report of Livescience, it was revealed that the new biodegradable circuitry uses an ultrathin biodegradable substrate to create the fabricated polymer transistors and logic circuits. The scientists composed of chemists, engineers and material experts from Stanford University, University of California in Sta Barbara and Hewlett-Packard boasts of the devices' high performance.
Additionally, the new product is ultra lightweight and the price is considered cheap because it only uses electronic junks. At this point in time, however, the product still needs more improvement and continuing research until this can be introduced for commercial production. It was also reported that the biodegradable circuitry will have to take three to five more years of continuing product improvement.
The researchers are eyeing the product to be used in internet-enabled devices. Also, there is a big potential for use in medical devices like the implantable sensors that could examine the human body functions without surgery. Since the biodegradable circuitry can have potential in security applications because it can be easily dissolved without a trace.
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