Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
123(16), P. 9982 - 10078
Published: Aug. 5, 2023
Recent
advancements
in
wearable
electronics
offer
seamless
integration
with
the
human
body
for
extracting
various
biophysical
and
biochemical
information
real-time
health
monitoring,
clinical
diagnostics,
augmented
reality.
Enormous
efforts
have
been
dedicated
to
imparting
stretchability/flexibility
softness
electronic
devices
through
materials
science
structural
modifications
that
enable
stable
comfortable
of
these
curvilinear
soft
body.
However,
optical
properties
are
still
early
stages
consideration.
By
incorporating
transparency,
visual
from
interfacing
biological
systems
can
be
preserved
utilized
comprehensive
diagnosis
image
analysis
techniques.
Additionally,
transparency
provides
imperceptibility,
alleviating
reluctance
wear
device
on
exposed
skin.
This
review
discusses
recent
advancement
transparent
a
way
includes
materials,
processing,
devices,
applications.
Materials
discussed
regarding
their
characteristics,
synthesis,
engineering
strategies
property
enhancements.
We
also
examine
bridging
techniques
Building
blocks
systems,
including
sensors,
energy
actuators,
displays,
mechanisms
performances.
Lastly,
we
summarize
potential
applications
conclude
remaining
challenges
prospects.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
17(6), P. 5211 - 5295
Published: March 9, 2023
Humans
rely
increasingly
on
sensors
to
address
grand
challenges
and
improve
quality
of
life
in
the
era
digitalization
big
data.
For
ubiquitous
sensing,
flexible
are
developed
overcome
limitations
conventional
rigid
counterparts.
Despite
rapid
advancement
bench-side
research
over
last
decade,
market
adoption
remains
limited.
To
ease
expedite
their
deployment,
here,
we
identify
bottlenecks
hindering
maturation
propose
promising
solutions.
We
first
analyze
achieving
satisfactory
sensing
performance
for
real-world
applications
then
summarize
issues
compatible
sensor-biology
interfaces,
followed
by
brief
discussions
powering
connecting
sensor
networks.
Issues
en
route
commercialization
sustainable
growth
sector
also
analyzed,
highlighting
environmental
concerns
emphasizing
nontechnical
such
as
business,
regulatory,
ethical
considerations.
Additionally,
look
at
future
intelligent
sensors.
In
proposing
a
comprehensive
roadmap,
hope
steer
efforts
towards
common
goals
guide
coordinated
development
strategies
from
disparate
communities.
Through
collaborative
efforts,
scientific
breakthroughs
can
be
made
sooner
capitalized
betterment
humanity.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
122(3), P. 3259 - 3291
Published: Dec. 23, 2021
Traditional
public
health
systems
are
suffering
from
limited,
delayed,
and
inefficient
medical
services,
especially
when
confronted
with
the
pandemic
aging
population.
Fusing
traditional
textiles
diagnostic,
therapeutic,
protective
devices
can
unlock
electronic
(e-textiles)
as
point-of-care
platform
technologies
on
human
body,
continuously
monitoring
vital
signs
implementing
round-the-clock
treatment
protocols
in
close
proximity
to
patient.
This
review
comprehensively
summarizes
research
advances
e-textiles
for
wearable
systems.
We
start
a
brief
introduction
emphasize
significance
of
current
healthcare
system.
Then,
we
describe
textile
sensors
diagnosis,
therapeutic
treatment,
prevention,
by
highlighting
their
working
mechanisms,
representative
materials,
clinical
application
scenarios.
Afterward,
detail
e-textiles'
connection
gateway
real-time
data
transmission
processing
context
5G
Internet
Things.
Finally,
provide
new
insights
into
remaining
challenges
future
directions
field
e-textiles.
Fueled
chemistry
materials
science,
textile-based
diagnostic
devices,
communication
units
expected
interact
synergistically
construct
intelligent,
platforms,
ultimately
illuminating
system
Things
era.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
34(16)
Published: Dec. 12, 2021
Abstract
Medical
robots
are
invaluable
players
in
non‐pharmaceutical
treatment
of
disabilities.
Particularly,
using
prosthetic
and
rehabilitation
devices
with
human–machine
interfaces
can
greatly
improve
the
quality
life
for
impaired
patients.
In
recent
years,
flexible
electronic
soft
robotics
have
attracted
tremendous
attention
this
field
due
to
their
high
biocompatibility,
functionality,
conformability,
low‐cost.
Flexible
on
will
make
a
promising
alternative
conventional
rigid
devices,
which
potentially
revolutionize
paradigm
future
direction
medical
terms
feedback
user
experience.
review,
fundamental
components
materials,
structures,
mechanisms
human‐machine
summarized
by
renowned
applications
five
primary
areas:
physical
chemical
sensing,
physiological
recording,
information
processing
communication,
robotic
actuation,
stimulation.
This
review
further
concludes
discussing
outlook
current
challenges
these
technologies
as
interface
robotics.
Microsystems & Nanoengineering,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
9(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Abstract
Flexible
wearable
sweat
sensors
allow
continuous,
real-time,
noninvasive
detection
of
analytes,
provide
insight
into
human
physiology
at
the
molecular
level,
and
have
received
significant
attention
for
their
promising
applications
in
personalized
health
monitoring.
Electrochemical
are
best
choice
due
to
high
performance,
low
cost,
miniaturization,
wide
applicability.
Recent
developments
soft
microfluidics,
multiplexed
biosensing,
energy
harvesting
devices,
materials
advanced
compatibility
electrochemical
sweat-sensing
platforms.
In
this
review,
we
summarize
potential
medical
methods
stimulation
collection.
This
paper
provides
an
overview
components
recent
power
supply
technologies
highlights
some
typical
sensing
platforms
different
types
analytes.
Finally,
ends
with
a
discussion
challenges
view
prospective
development
exciting
field.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
123(8), P. 5049 - 5138
Published: March 27, 2023
Wearable
sensors
hold
great
potential
in
empowering
personalized
health
monitoring,
predictive
analytics,
and
timely
intervention
toward
healthcare.
Advances
flexible
electronics,
materials
science,
electrochemistry
have
spurred
the
development
of
wearable
sweat
that
enable
continuous
noninvasive
screening
analytes
indicative
status.
Existing
major
challenges
include:
improving
extraction
sensing
capabilities,
form
factor
device
for
minimal
discomfort
reliable
measurements
when
worn,
understanding
clinical
value
biomarker
discovery.
This
review
provides
a
comprehensive
outlines
state-of-the-art
technologies
research
strive
to
bridge
these
gaps.
The
physiology
sweat,
materials,
biosensing
mechanisms
advances,
approaches
induction
sampling
are
introduced.
Additionally,
design
considerations
system-level
devices,
spanning
from
strategies
prolonged
efficient
powering
wearables,
discussed.
Furthermore,
applications,
data
commercialization
efforts,
challenges,
prospects
precision
medicine
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
32(27)
Published: March 31, 2022
Abstract
Though
visualizing
perspiration
constituents
is
crucial
for
physiological
evaluation,
inadequate
material
healing
and
unreliable
power
supply
methods
restrict
its
applications.
Herein,
a
fully
flexible
self‐powered
sweat
sensor
fabricated
from
cellulose‐based
conductive
hydrogel
to
address
these
issues.
The
electrode
composed
of
cellulose
nanocomposite
polymerized
in
situ
with
polyaniline
cross‐linked
polyvinyl
alcohol/borax.
nanocomposites
furnish
the
tensile
electrical
self‐healing
efficiencies
exceeding
95%
within
10
s,
stretchability
1530%,
conductivity
0.6
S
m
−1
.
quantitatively
analyzes
Na
+
,
K
Ca
2+
contents
perspiration,
sensitivities
0.039,
0.082,
0.069
mmol
–1
respectively,
real
time
via
triboelectric
effect
wirelessly
transmits
results
user
interface.
This
high
flexibility,
stability,
analytical
sensitivity
selectivity
provides
new
opportunities
health
monitoring.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: Aug. 3, 2021
Abstract
The
rapid
development
of
Internet
Things
and
artificial
intelligence
brings
increasing
attention
on
the
harvesting
distributed
energy
by
using
triboelectric
nanogenerator
(TENG),
especially
direct
current
TENG
(DC-TENG).
It
is
essential
to
select
appropriate
materials
for
obtaining
a
high
performance
TENG.
In
this
work,
we
provide
set
rules
selecting
DC-TENG
based
several
basic
parameters,
including
surface
charge
density,
friction
coefficient,
polarization,
utilization
rate
charges,
stability.
On
basis
selection
rules,
polyvinyl
chloride,
used
widely
in
industry
rather
than
TENG,
selected
as
layer.
Its
effective
density
can
reach
up
~8.80
mC
m
−2
microstructure-designed
DC-TENG,
which
new
record
all
kinds
TENGs.
This
work
offer
guideline
promote
practical
applications
DC-TENG.