Flexible and Wearable Sensors: Design, Fabrication Methods, and Applications
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Wearables".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 1809
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polymers; nanofibers; flexible electronics; biosensors; bio-interfacing electronics
Interests: wearable flexible electronic devices; artificial synapse; synaptic transistor; bioinspired sensory neuron; stretchable and conformal electronics; bioinspired micro-nano structure processing technology; manufacturing processes and applications of self-powered devices
Interests: flexible wearable electronic devices in sensing detection, medical diagnosis and other fields; biosensors based on two-dimensional material field effect transistors in the direction of disease diagnosis; micro-nano structure and device (MEMS) processing and manufacturing technology; functional micro–nano structure surface technology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Lately, there has been a rapid expansion of flexible and wearable sensors, with significant advancements in material design and device manufacturing that have significantly facilitated the development of wearable sensors for real-world applications. To effectively deploy wearable sensors in practical applications, it is crucial to emphasize ongoing research efforts on several fronts, including optimizing materials for comfort whilst wearing, refining materials and device production processes for scalability, and identifying compelling application scenarios.
With this in mind, this Special Issue seeks to gather original research and review articles that highlight the recent advancements in the exploration of innovative materials, techniques for device fabrication, and the diverse applications of flexible and wearable sensors.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Materials and structure design for flexible/wearable sensors;
- Novel fabrication methods for materials and devices of flexible sensors;
- Mechanisms, modeling, and simulation studies on flexible sensors;
- Applications of flexible and wearable sensors.
The theme of our Special Issue, "Flexible and Wearable Sensors: Design, Fabrication Methods, and Applications", encompasses a broad spectrum of sensors, including advancements in material development, innovative fabrication methods, and their wearable applications. We wish to emphasize that our focus is on sensors that possess good flexibility and wearability, designed specifically for practical applications. This subject aligns seamlessly with the scope of the Sensors journal, which aims to “provide an advanced forum for the science and technology of sensor and its applications”. We anticipate that this Special issue will draw a diverse array of contributors and readers who share a keen interest in this field.
Dr. Yichun Ding
Dr. Tingting Zhao
Dr. Ziran Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- flexible and stretchable materials
- device configuration
- structural design
- sensing mechanism and simulation
- physical sensors
- chemical and biological sensors
- electrophysiological sensors
- human health monitoring
- wearable sensors, devices, and electronics
