Polycrystalline InGaO Thin-Film Transistors with Coplanar Structure Exhibiting Average Mobility of ≈78 cm V s and Excellent Stability for Replacing Current Poly-Si Thin-Film Transistors for Organic Light-Emitting Diode Displays.

Highly ordered polycrystalline indium gallium oxide (PC-IGO) film is obtained by the crystallization of room temperature sputtered amorphous IGO on a hot plate at 350 °C for 1 h and then annealed for 1 h in an N O environment. A high-density PC-IGO of ≈7.15 g cm with reduced oxygen vacancy (≈14.

Highly Sensitive, Stretchable Pressure Sensor Using Blue Laser Annealed CNTs.

A piezoresistive sensor is an essential component of wearable electronics that can detect resistance changes when pressure is applied. In general, microstructures of sensing layers have been adopted as an effective approach to enhance piezoresistive performance. However, the mold-casted microstructures typically have quite a thick layer with dozens of microscales.

Lanthanum Doping in Zinc Oxide for Highly Reliable Thin-Film Transistors on Flexible Substrates by Spray Pyrolysis.

Solution-processed metal-oxide thin-film transistors (TFTs) are considered as one of the most favorable devices for next-generation, large-area flexible electronics. In this paper, we demonstrate the excellent material properties of lanthanum-zinc oxide (LaZnO) thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis and their application to TFTs. The threshold voltage of the LaZnO TFTs shifts toward positive gate voltage, and the mobility decreases with increasing lanthanum ratio in ZnO from 0 to 20%.

Serum tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b activity as a prognostic marker of survival in breast cancer with bone metastasis.

Background: Serum tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b (TRACP 5b) activity is a marker of osteoclast number and is elevated in breast cancer (BC) patients with extensive bone metastasis, which might in turn reflect the tumour burden. We tested the hypothesis that baseline serum TRACP 5b activity and its interval change are potential prognostic markers of survival in BC patients with bone metastasis.

Methods: We analyzed the data from previous prospective studies.