Table 1 Biodegradability of materials of each part and performance (operation voltage and response time) of previously reported research

From: Fully biodegradable electrochromic display for disposable patch

 

Biodegradability of materials

Characterization of display

 

Electrode

Active materials

Substrate

Additional (ex. Electrolyte)

Voltage

Response time

Ref

This work

O (Tungsten)

O (WO3)

O (PLGA)

O (Na4Fe(CN)6, Agarose)

–1.2 / 1 V

~ 20 s

 

1

X (Gold)

X (PEDOT)

O (Cellulose di-acetate)

O (Gelatin)

–2 / 2 V

~ 1 s

33

2

X (ITO)

O (WO3, PB)

X (PET)

X (PMMA ionic gel)

–1 / 0.7 V

> 60 s

66

3

X (ITO)

O (WO3, PB)

X (ITO glass)

O (Choline chloride-urea)

–0.8 / 1 V

~450 / ~ 50 s at 25°C

67

4

X (ITO)

O (WO3, PB)

X (ITO glass, PET)

X (PMMA organogel)

–1.2 / 1 V

~ 16 / 19 s

38

5

X (PEDOT:PSS)

X (3,4-ProDOT based polymer)

O (CNF coated paper)

X (PVDF-HFP Ionic gel)

–0.8 / 0.8 V

~ 24 s

35

6

X (FTO)

X (Viologen, TiO2)

X (FTO glass)

O (gelatin, iodide)

–1.5 / 0 V

~ 20 s

37

7

X (PEDOT:PSS)

X (PEDOT:PSS)

O (Gelatin film)

X (PEO organogel)

0 / 1 V

~ 15 s

34

8

X (PEDOT:PSS)

X (PEDOT:PSS)

O (Crystalline nano cellulose)

O (nano cellulose hydrogel)

3 V

~ 60 s

68