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Keywords: flexible electronics, stretchable, printing, healable electronics, electronic device, optoelectronic, device, soft robotics, solar cell, transistor, thermoelectric, sensors

CITITION: Corzo D, Tostado-Blázquez G and Baran D (2020) Flexible Electronics: status, challenges and opportunities. Front. Electron. 1: 594003. DOI: 10.3389/Felec.2020.594003

Received: 12 August 2020; Accepted: 03 September 2020; Published: 30 September 2020.

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