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UNIST Shows Closed-Loop Recycling of Organic Flexible Electronics

Closed-loop recycling of organic flexible electronic devices paves the way for sustainable wearable electronics.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

Flexible organic electronics can be used to create wearable devices but the synthesis of organic electronic materials typically involves hazardous solvents, creates toxic by-products and has various other environmental and economic costs. Being able to recycle organic electronic materials and devices in an eco-friendly and economical manner is thus key for their application in sustainable wearable electronics. Here we report organic flexible electronic devices with closed-loop recycling of ea...

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