Elastomeric Substrate for Stretchable Electronics

Abstract

Stretchable electronics are new types of electronics that use deformable elastomers as the substrate in rigid printed circuits. The main component for producing any stretchable electronic device is the elastomeric substrate that might fulfill the requirements of superior mechanical performance along with high conductivity under different loading modes, such as bending, stretching, compressing, and twisting. This chapter summarizes the various elastomeric materials used as substrates in stretchable electronics by focusing on their methods of synthesis and their practical applications. In addition, a brief outlook is presented on the future and challenges of elastomeric substrate in stretchable electronics to realize new functional systems.