Flexible electronics manufactured using roll-to-roll processes will become ubiquitous and change the way people live, work and play.  A major challenge in realizing the flexible electronics revolution is to develop new materials and processes that dramatically lower the fabrication cost while meeting the device performance requirement.  In this lecture, I will discuss some materials and processing issues using examples from our recent studies on nanomaterials and polymeric materials.  Their potential applications in medical devices will be mentioned.  In addition, recent development of the R2R manufacturing facilities at the Binghamton University will be summarized.

Dr. Howard Wang received his Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1999. After his postdoctoral research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Wang joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Michigan Technological University as an Assistant Professor in 2002. Wang moved to Binghamton University as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2006. Dr. Wang has authored and co-authored over 60 technical publications in referred journals, book chapters and conference proceedings, covering topics on nanomaterials, polymers, colloids, emulsions, bio-membranes, thin films, flow processing, low-k materials, etc.