Advances in Polymer-Based Nanocomposites for Tactile Sensing: Materials, Processing and Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Smart and Functional Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 1925
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nanocomposite semiconductors for field effect transistors; charge transport in heterogeneous semiconductor interfaces; ultra-sensitive tactile sensors for electronic skins; multifunctional fibrous filters for indoor air quality control
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the growing interest of combining electronics with living beings, stimuli-sensitive materials that employ flexible polymers in conjunction with nanostructures have engrossed significant attention for the consciousness of temperature, moisture, light, and touch. Polymer-based nanocomposites may offer influential enhancement in thermal, electrical, optical, chemical, or mechanical properties where a variety of nanostructures with highly conductive, dielectric, piezoelectric, triboelectric, photo-responsive, or stress-sensitive properties have been spotlighted because of their potential in amplifying sensing capability and multifunctionality.
This Special Issue aims to bring together advances and developments that would facilitate polymer-based nanocomposites for innovative tactile sensing. Potential topics include the synthesis of ecofriendly, stimuli-sensitive materials, the design of novel electronic architecture, the strategy of advanced manufacturing and interface integration, and the emerging applications for wearable sensors, health monitoring, and implantable electronics.
Dr. Chien-Wen Hsieh
Guest Editor
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