Stretchable hydrogel electronics, MIT News
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MIT engineers have designed what may be the Band-Aid of the future: a stretchy, gel-like material that can incorporate temperature sensors, LED lights, and other electronics, as well as tiny, drug-delivering reservoirs and channels.
Stretchable Hydrogel Electronics MIT Department of Mechanical
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Stretchable hydrogel electronics, MIT News
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3D printable high-performance conducting polymer hydrogel for all
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Skin-inspired hydrogel–elastomer hybrids with robust interfaces
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Will we soon be wearing electronic plasters?
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New Smart Bandage Could Independently Treat Wounds
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Biocompatible stretchable hydrogel electronics inside our bodies
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Injectable Bioelectrodes Hydrogels with Tunable Degradability
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Stretchable hydrogel electronics
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Stretchable hydrogel electronics, MIT News
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Stretchable hydrogel circuit board patterned on elastomer. (a