Soft Electronics: Materials, Devices and Applications
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "A：Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 258
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bioelectronics; biomedical devices; soft robotics; neurotechnologies
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Interests: (bio)electrochemical sensors; nanomaterials and nanosensors; biopotential electrodes; medical sensors
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The emerging field of “soft electronics” aims to create electronics that seamlessly adapt to the human body and other irregular surfaces. Unlike traditional electronics that are constructed with brittle materials such as silicon and gallium, soft electronics focus on the integrations between electronic components and flexible substrates, as well as the development of stretchable materials with advanced electronic properties. Representative outcomes include but are not limited to wearable/implantable biosensors that monitor vital physiological signals, soft robots that interact with biological environments, and electronic textiles for smart clothing. Now, continuous research efforts are focusing on the fundamental aspect of material properties and engineering methods for flexible device fabrications, with attempts to build devices with advanced functions, compliant mechanical properties, and improved biocompatibility with various form factors to accomplish different engineering tasks, especially in the field of biomedical and clinical applications. Thus, this Special Issue intends to showcase research papers, communications, and review articles that address the latest results and progress in soft electronics and their applications, especially in the following context: (1) novel engineering strategies that improve stretchable polymers’ electronic properties, including bandgap structure, electrical conductance, dielectric responses, and electromagnetic properties; (2) wearable/implantable biomedical devices with great potential to serve in future clinics for health monitoring and therapy; (3) transient devices that dissolved in a biological environment over a programmed period after operation.
We are looking forward to receiving your submissions!
Dr. Yiyuan (Harlon) Yang
Dr. Guangli Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- soft electronics
- wearable devices
- implantable devices
- conductive polymers
- transient devices
- soft robotic systems
- micro-/nano-fabrications
- clinics
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