New Silicone Polymer will drive electronic chips into the body

A group of scientists from several universities are developing thin, flexible silicon electronics on silk substrates that almost completely dissolve inside the body. The new technology offers a range of advantages. While electronics must usually be encased to protect them from the body, these electronics do not require protection. In addition, the silk substrate conforms to biological tissue before melting away over time, and the thin silicon circuits left behind do not cause irritation because they are only a few nanometers thick.