Mechanics and Designs of Stretchable Bioelectronics

This chapter reviews mechanics-guided designs that enable highly deformable forms of bioelectronics, through soft, conformal integration of hard functional components with soft elastomeric substrates. Three representative strategies, including wavy, wrinkled design, island-bridge design, and Origami/Kirigami-inspired design, are summarized, highlighting the key design concepts, unique mechanical behaviors, and analytical/computational mechanics models that guide the design optimization. Finally, some perspectives are provided on the remaining challenges and opportunities.

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