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Cover
Title Page
Copyright
List of Contributors
Preface
Chapter 1: Emerging “Green” Materials and Technologies for Electronics
1. 1.1 Introduction to “Green” Materials for Electronics
2. 1.2 Paper
3. 1.3 DNA and Nucleobases
4. 1.4 Silk
5. 1.5 Saccharides
6. 1.6 Aloe Vera, Natural Waxes, and Gums
7. 1.7 Cellulose and Cellulose Derivatives
8. 1.8 Resins
9. 1.9 Gelatine
10. 1.10 Proteins, Peptides, Aminoacids
11. 1.11 Natural and Nature-Inspired Semiconductors
12. 1.12 Perspectives
13. References
Chapter 2: Fabrication Approaches for Conducting Polymer Devices
1. 2.1 Introduction
2. 2.2 Photolithography
3. 2.3 Printing
4. 2.4 Conclusions
5. References
Chapter 3: Biocompatible Circuits for Human–Machine Interfacing
1. 3.1 Introduction
2. 3.2 Ion Transport Mechanisms
3. 3.3 Organic Electronic Ion Pump
4. 3.4 Ion Diodes, Transistors, and Circuits
5. 3.5 Conclusions
6. References
Chapter 4: Biocompatible Devices and Sustainable Processes for Green Electronics: Biocompatible Organic Electronic Devices for Sensing Applications
1. 4.1 Introduction
2. 4.2 Fundamental Aspects of OTFT Sensors
3. 4.3 OTFT: Sensing Applications
4. 4.4 OTFTs: Biosensors
5. 4.5 Conclusions
6. References
Chapter 5: Biocompatible Materials for Transient Electronics
1. 5.1 Introduction
2. 5.2 Mechanisms of Dissolution of Monocrystalline Silicon Nanomembranes (Si NMs)
3. 5.3 Dissolution Mechanisms of Transient Conductors and Insulators
4. 5.4 Tunable/Programmable Transience
5. 5.5 Transient Electronic Systems
6. 5.6 Functional Transformation via Transience
7. 5.7 Biocompatiblity and Bioresorption
8. 5.8 Practical Applications in Medical Implants
9. 5.9 Conclusions
10. References
Chapter 6: Paper Electronics
1. 6.1 Introduction
2. 6.2 Paper as a Substrate for Electronics
3. 6.3 Application Areas for Paper Electronics
4. 6.4 Green Electronics on Paper
5. 6.5 Paper-Based Analytical Devices and Test Platforms
6. 6.6 Summary and Future Outlook
7. References
Chapter 7: Engineering DNA and Nucleobases for Present and Future Device Applications
1. 7.1 The Versatile World of Nucleic Acids
2. 7.2 Nucleic Acids in Electronics
3. 7.3 Nucleic Acids in Nanotechnology
4. 7.4 DNA Molecular Engineering
5. 7.5 Summary and Future Outlook
6. Acknowledgments
7. References
Chapter 8: Grotthuss Mechanism: From Proton Transport in Ion Channels to Bioprotonic Devices
1. 8.1 Introduction
2. 8.2 Proton Wires: Chains of Hydrogen Bonds and Grotthuss Mechanisms
3. 8.3 Proton Transport in Proton Channels
4. 8.4 Proton Transport across Membranes and Oxidative Phosphorylation
5. 8.5 Biopolymer Proton Conductors
6. 8.6 Devices Based on Proton Conductors
7. 8.7 Bioprotonic Devices: Diodes, Transistors, Memories, and Transducers
8. 8.8 Future Outlook
9. Acknowledgments
10. References
Chapter 9: Emulating Natural Photosynthetic Apparatus by Employing Synthetic Membrane Proteins in Polymeric Membranes
1. 9.1 Introduction
2. 9.2 Light-Harvesting Complex II
3. 9.3 Natural Proteins in Natural Membrane Assemblies
4. 9.4 Plant-Inspired Photovoltaics: The Twenty-First Century and Beyond
5. References
Chapter 10: Organic Optoelectronic Interfaces for Vision Restoration
1. 10.1 Introduction
2. 10.2 Retinal Implants for Vision Restoration
3. 10.3 Perspectives
4. References
Chapter 11: Nanostructured Silica from Diatoms Microalgae: Smart Materials for Photonics and Electronics
1. 11.1 Diatoms: Living Cells in Glass Houses
2. 11.2 Diatom Frustules in Photonics and Optics
3. 11.3 Diatom Frustules in Electronics
4. 11.4 Conclusions
5. Acknowledgments
6. References
Index
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