Implanted nanoelectronics could help monitor chronic diseases or progress after surgery. Unfortunately, many materials commonly used in electronics are rigid and can cause immune reactions when implanted, reason why most of today´s implantable devices must be surgically replaced or removed at some point. We aim to introduce biocompatible elastomers to close the gap between bench research and implantable devices. These devices have the potential to significantly improve the quality of life in individuals who would otherwise suffer from major impairments and functional limitations.

Flexible electronics makes it possible to transform rigid circuits into lightweight, bendable, rollable, and stretchable devices so they can be incorporated into items of clothing and accessories which can comfortably be worn on manipulated. Our current work addresses issues such as patterning and materials combinations to develop wireless electronics with optimum performance under the stress of flexing and stretching. This technology has the potential to influence the fields of health and medicine, fitness, disabilities, education, transportation, enterprise, finance, gaming, and music by incorporating functional, portable electronics into individual's daily lives.

Realization of photonic components on flexible, stretchable, nonplanar, and biocompatible substrates as opposed to conventional rigid substrates can open doors for the next generation of optical devices and integrated circuits with new functionalities. Our group focus on the fabrication of nanophotonic structures at dimensions relevant to nanoplasmonics operating in visible and infrared frequencies (below 100 nm) on flexible and mechanically compliant elastomers by combining techniques such as soft lithography and self-assembly.

Inspired by animals such as octopus or starfish, Soft robotics tries to make all of the components in the robot soft and flexible in order to move in very limited spaces and change gaits easily. We are interested in the development of new types of soft robotic structures, and especially materials and methods for the fabrication of such robots. This new field in robotics requires and offers rich new opportunities for collaborations involving soft materials science, chemistry, and robotics.

The ability to fabricate on the nanometer scale guarantees a continuation in the miniaturization of functional devices. In microelectronics, "smaller" has always meant better: more components per chip, faster response, lower cost, lower power consumption, and higher performance. Our group develops new flexible nanofabrication techniques capable of generating arbitrary or semiarbitrary patterns with at least one lateral dimension between 1 and 100 nm.

Printed electronics constitute an emerging class of materials with potential application in photovoltaics, displays, batteries, antennas, and sensors. Our work has focused on paper substrates as a low-cost, enabling platform for flexible, lightweight, and disposable devices. These functional electronic components are also biodegradable and can be folded and rolled into 3D configurations to perform different tasks.