Flexible Sensors and Actuators for Biomedicine
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "E:Engineering and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2022) | Viewed by 28031
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sensors and actuators have powerful capabilities in acquiring information and performing tasks, but their rigid, planar configurations are insufficient in interacting and communicating with biological systems that are soft and three-dimensional. Recent developments in manufacturing approaches have enabled a diverse set of flexible sensors and actuators that can mitigate the mechanical mismatch between rigid electronics and soft biological tissues. These flexible devices establish the basis for biomedical tools that are relevant to early diagnosis, automated surgical processes, smart intervention, advanced rehabilitation, etc. One common goal of the flexible sensors and actuators is in improving human health, either through direct in vivo diagnosis and therapy, or through indirect in vitro or ex vivo assessment. Representative examples include, but are not limited to, wireless wearable sensors for continuous monitoring, flexible implants for multimodal modulation, and soft robotic systems for advanced surgery. Accordingly, this Special Issue seeks to showcase research papers, communications, and review articles that focus on the latest results and findings in flexible sensors/actuators and their applications in biomedical engineering.
We look forward to receiving your submissions!
Dr. Mengdi Han
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- soft electronics
- bioelectronics
- wearable technology
- implantable devices
- flexible strain/pressure sensors
- flexible microelectrode array
- self-powered sensors
- soft robotics
- biorobotics
- prosthetics
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