Advanced Materials Technologies,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 26, 2025
Abstract
Flexible
pressure
sensors
hold
significant
potential
for
applications
in
health
monitoring,
human‐machine
interaction,
electronic
skin,
and
artificial
intelligence
due
to
their
high
sensitivity,
flexibility,
lightweight,
ease
of
signal
acquisition.
In
recent
years,
extensive
research
into
sensor
materials,
structures,
manufacturing
technologies
has
led
the
development
various
high‐performance
flexible
sensors.
Currently,
optimizing
sensing
performance
involves
selecting
appropriate
functional
designing
deformable
employing
high‐precision
techniques.
This
paper
reviews
advancements
sensors,
focusing
on
mechanisms,
microstructure
design,
technologies,
application
fields.
First,
mechanisms
operating
different
modes
are
introduced,
several
widely
used
materials
discussed.
Particular
attention
is
given
role
geometric
design
enhancing
performance.
Next,
influence
analyzed
summarized.
addition,
emerging
presented.
Finally,
concludes
by
highlighting
prospects
major
challenges
achieving
Materials Today Electronics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
5, P. 100055 - 100055
Published: Aug. 11, 2023
As
personal
portable
devices,
wearable
sensors
supply
a
leading-edge
pathway
to
diagnose
various
diseases
through
actuating
biological,
physical,
and
chemical
sensing
capabilities.
This
could
be
commonly
carried
out
via
recording
continuous
real-time
of
the
patient's
physiological
statuses,
as
well
pathophysiological
information.
Although
sensor
technology
is
in
infancy
stage,
tremendous
attempts
have
been
devoted
approaching
flexible
polymeric
sensors.
Among
polymer
candidates
applicable
for
synthesizing
sensors,
bio-based
ones
piqued
more
interest
due
their
biocompatibility,
biodegradability,
eco-friendly
features,
cost-effectiveness.
Additionally,
several
fabrication
techniques
professed
architect
efficient
frameworks,
such
films,
hydrogels,
aerogels,
ferrogels,
3D
layers,
electrospun
mats,
textiles.
In
this
review,
different
mechanisms
declared
engineer
are
overviewed.
Then,
regarding
advantages
observed
polymers,
focused
studies
on
natural-based
described.
Notably,
cellulose,
chitosan,
silk,
gelatin,
alginate's
role
functionality
highlighted.
Accordingly,
review
has
opened
new
window
ahead
opportunities
based
natural
polymers.
It
hoped
that
generation
will
launched
by
combining
emerging
achievements
obtained
from
employing
sustainable
green
elements
miniaturized
structures.
Small,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
20(33)
Published: April 2, 2024
Wearable
pressure
sensors
have
attracted
great
interest
due
to
their
potential
applications
in
healthcare
monitoring
and
human-machine
interaction.
However,
it
is
still
a
critical
challenge
simultaneously
achieve
high
sensitivity,
low
detection
limit,
fast
response,
outstanding
breathability
for
wearable
electronics
the
difficulty
constructing
microstructure
on
porous
substrate.
Inspired
by
spinosum
of
human
skin
highly-sensitive
tactile
perception,
biomimetic
flexible
sensor
designed
fabricated
assembling
MXene-based
sensing
electrode
interdigitated
electrode.
The
product
exhibits
good
flexibility
suitable
air
permeability
(165.6
mm
s
Carbon Energy,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
6(3)
Published: Feb. 27, 2024
Abstract
Flexible,
breathable,
and
highly
sensitive
pressure
sensors
have
increasingly
become
a
focal
point
of
interest
due
to
their
pivotal
role
in
healthcare
monitoring,
advanced
electronic
skin
applications,
disease
diagnosis.
However,
traditional
methods,
involving
elastomer
film‐based
substrates
or
encapsulation
techniques,
often
fall
short
mechanical
mismatches,
discomfort,
lack
breathability,
limitations
sensing
abilities.
Consequently,
there
is
pressing
need,
yet
it
remains
significant
challenge
create
that
are
not
only
flexible,
comfortable
but
also
sensitive,
durable,
biocompatible.
Herein,
we
present
biocompatible
breathable
fabric‐based
sensor,
using
nonwoven
fabrics
as
both
the
electrode
(coated
with
MXene/poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrene
sulfonate
[PEDOT:PSS])
interdigitated
(printed
MXene
pattern)
via
scalable
spray‐coating
screen‐coating
technique.
The
resultant
device
exhibits
commendable
air
permeability,
biocompatibility,
performance,
including
remarkable
sensitivity
(754.5
kPa
−1
),
rapid
response/recovery
time
(180/110
ms),
robust
cycling
stability.
Furthermore,
integration
PEDOT:PSS
plays
crucial
protecting
nanosheets
from
oxidation,
significantly
enhancing
device's
long‐term
durability.
These
outstanding
features
make
this
sensor
suitable
for
applications
full‐range
human
activities
detection
Our
study
underscores
promising
future
flexible
realm
intelligent
wearable
electronics,
setting
new
benchmark
industry.
Materials Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
7(16), P. 3278 - 3297
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
A
flexible
sensor
is
a
key
part
of
intelligent
wearable
devices.
The
design
micro–nano
structured
materials
in
sensors
crucial.
Therefore,
the
recent
application
devices
summarized.
