Claritas Distinguished Lecture in the Sciences: "Electronics for the Human Body"

Biology is soft, curvilinear and adaptable while silicon technology is rigid, planar and immutable. Electronic systems that eliminate this mismatch create opportunities for developing devices that can intimately integrate with the body for diagnostic, therapeutic or surgical function.  Over the last decade a convergence of new concepts in materials science, mechanical engineering, manufacturing and device design has led to the emergence of diverse classes of “biocompatible” electronics. John A. Rogers, a professor of materials science and engineering and director of the Seitz Materials Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will examine examples of this emerging science, ranging from light-emitting diodes that can be injected into the brain to  electronics that can serve as non-antibiotic bacteriocides for treating surgical site infections.

Price: Free