E-Mail IMAGE: Thanks to sensors and artificial muscles on the microscale, future microelectronics will be able to take on complex shapes and create bioneural interfaces with sensitive biological tissue without causing damage. view more Credit: IFW Dresden/Chemnitz University of Technology Flexible and adaptive microelectronics is considered an innovation driver for new and more effective biomedical applications. These include, for example, the treatment of damaged nerve bundles, chronic pain, or the control of artificial limbs. For this to work, close contact between electronics and neural tissue is essential for effective electrical and mechanical coupling. In addition, potential applications arise from the production of tiny and flexible surgical tools.