Recent Advances in Wearable Gel-Based Flexible Electronics
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 6391
Special Issue Editors
Interests: flexible electronics; conductive hydrogels; polymeric biomaterials; antibacterial polymers; nanomaterials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Society has rapidly progressed in recent decades from the industrial revolution to the era of digital innovation. Digital technology allows for robust, convenient, and on-demand information acquisition. Flexible electronics-based wearable devices, from jewelry to clothing, are probably one of the digital technologies that we have the closest contact with. These devices do not just function as usual electronics, but they come into contact with our body and operate as a tracker to help us to trace our physical activities and understand the physiological status of our body, e.g., steps and heartbeat. Gels offer significant advantages when it comes to the development of wearable devices as they possess unique properties such as light weight, stretchability, etc. The incorporation of gels in wearable devices allows better conformality of wearable devices to surfaces, offering improved protection, comfort, and performance stability. This Special Issue aims to highlight the state of the art of wearable gel-based devices.
Dr. Tengjiao Wang
Dr. Chen Qian
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- wearable devices
- flexible electronics
- conductive gels
- biocompatible materials
- healthcare
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