Self-healable, recyclable, and reconfigurable wearable electronics device

Abstract

In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to an electronic device comprising: a plurality of electronic chip components; a plurality of liquid metal (LM) electrical interconnects coupled to the plurality of electronic chips; and a polyimine film encapsulating the plurality of electronic chip components and the plurality of LM electrical interconnects. In some embodiments, the polyimine film comprises the product of the polymerization reaction between terephthaldehyde, 3,3diamino-N-methyldipropylamine, and tris(2-aminoethyl)amine. In another aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing an electronic device, the method comprising: disposing a volume of LM on a polyimine substrate to form a plurality of electrical interconnects; disposing a plurality of electronic chip components onto the polyimine substrate and in contact with the plurality of electrical interconnects; and applying a layer of polyimine onto the polyimine substrate, the plurality of electrical interconnects, and the plurality of electronic chip components.