Harnessing nanoscale physics for next-generation electronic medical devices

Atomic-scale design speeds up the development of new materials for electronic medical devices. Computer simulations are guiding the engineering of bioactive interfaces grown on conducting substrates. We review recent developments in the design and realisation of these materials that provide a nanotechnology solution for lab-on-a-chip devices. These nextgeneration devices are potentially more innovative (sensitive, flexible, stretchable, soft), more accessible (low cost, high throughput manufacture), and more sustainable (not mined, biodegradable) than existing microsystems technologies.