Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Zeqing He, Kuan Wang, Zhao Zhao, Taihua Zhang, Yuhang Li, Liu Wang
Summary: This paper presents a flexible wearable acceleration sensor for monitoring human motion, which improves wearing comfort and reduces device cost. It can measure acceleration and angular velocity of the human body and recognize gesture and motion features.
Article
Instruments & Instrumentation
Marco Chu, Hani E. Naguib
Summary: This study assessed the performance of various conductive composite polymers in collecting electrical signals from the heart, and found that adding 5% carbon nanotubes significantly increased the elastic modulus and conductivity of the composites. SBS-CNT composites at 5% and 10% showed the best performance in detecting ECG waves from the heart.
SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Zhang Yu, Li Chen, Yang Han, Zhao Rui, Chen XinJian, Nie BaoQing, Hu Liang
Summary: The organohydrogel-based sensor proposed in the paper is simple in design, highly sensitive, and stable, capable of responding to humidity changes in a wide range and successfully applied in detecting breathing rates and moisture differences.
SCIENCE CHINA-TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Muhammad A. Butt, Nikolay L. Kazanskiy, Svetlana N. Khonina
Summary: Technological innovation has greatly impacted our lives and well-being, with wearable sensing tools being an important and rapidly growing sector. This paper discusses the recent advancements in wearable electronics for temperature and pressure sensing applications.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Qiwei Chen, Sanja Kastratovic, Mohamad Eid, Sohmyung Ha
Summary: Cardiovascular diseases are deadly and early detection of cardiac abnormalities is crucial. A small-sized, non-contact, real-time ECG recording system has been developed for mobile long-term monitoring, providing clear ECG recording, low cost, and good wearability.
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Jing Wang, Xihua Cui, Yanjiang Song, Jianwen Chen, Yutian Zhu
Summary: A flexible iontronic sensor is designed by sandwiching a sandpaper-like ionogel layer between two silver nanowires-loaded polymeric nanofiber films. The sensor exhibits high precision, high sensitivity, wide measuring range, fast response/recovery time, and good stability. It can be used to monitor tiny pressure caused by pulse, facial movements, and swallowing in real-time, and also serves as a temperature sensor with high precision and sensitivity.
COMPOSITES COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Shaoshuai He, Bingyan Guo, Xia Sun, Mingyue Shi, Hong Zhang, Fanglian Yao, Hong Sun, Junjie Li
Summary: Inspired by barnacle proteins, MXene/PHMP hydrogels with strong and repeatable underwater adhesion have been developed in this study. The hydrogels exhibit excellent mechanical properties, high conductivity, and functions as strain and pressure sensors. The potential of hydrogel-based sensors in underwater applications has been demonstrated.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mingyu Sang, Kyubeen Kim, Jongwoon Shin, Ki Jun Yu
Summary: This study introduces the recent developments in wearable and implantable bioelectronics through the use of ultra-thin encapsulation technologies and novel materials, aiming to improve the stability and electrical performance of the devices and optimize their use in physiological environments.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Charn Loong Ng, Mamun Bin Ibne Reaz, Maria Liz Crespo, Andres Cicuttin, Mohd Ibrahim Bin Shapiai, Sawal Hamid Bin Md Ali, Noorfazila Binti Kamal, Muhammad Enamul Hoque Chowdhury
Summary: Musculoskeletal diseases have a negative impact on personal health and the global economy. Wearable sensing technology, specifically the capacitive EMG biomedical sensor introduced in this research, can improve the efficiency of public healthcare strategies to combat these diseases. The sensor's flexibility, miniaturization, and durability make it suitable for standalone adhesive use or integration into wearable applications.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xiaowen Xu, Yucheng Chen, Pei He, Song Wang, Kai Ling, Longhui Liu, Pengfei Lei, Xianjun Huang, Hu Zhao, Jianyun Cao, Junliang Yang
Summary: The study introduces an ultra-stable and washable strain sensor by embedding a composite film of carbon nanotube (CNT) and Ti3C2Tx MXene into a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) matrix, providing skin conformal properties and resistance sensitivity to strain. The sensor demonstrates reliable responses at different frequencies and long-term cycling durability, with superior anti-interference to temperature change and water washing. This composite sensor is successfully applied in monitoring human joint motions and electrocardiogram (ECG) signals, showing great potential for real-time human healthcare monitoring.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Andrea Spanu, Antonello Mascia, Giulia Baldazzi, Benji Fenech-Salerno, Felice Torrisi, Graziana Viola, Annalisa Bonfiglio, Piero Cosseddu, Danilo Pani
Summary: A breathable tattoo electrode based on Parylene C nanofilm is proposed for bio-potential recording, showing comparable performance to conventional disposable gelled Ag/AgCl electrodes in electrocardiography measurements with no visible negative effects on the skin. This introduces interesting perspectives in the field of epidermal electronics, particularly in applications involving critical on-body measurements.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Qiang Gao, Seema Agarwal, Andreas Greiner, Ting Zhang
Summary: This article provides a comprehensive review of electrospun fiber-based flexible electronics, including the diversity of electrospun fibers, integration strategies, and various sensing platforms. These sensors, with advantages such as flexibility, robustness, high porosity, diverse fiber morphology, and low cost, play an increasingly significant role in daily life for individual healthcare monitoring and tissue regeneration.
PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Abbas Ahmed, Sudeep Sharma, Bapan Adak, Md Milon Hossain, Anna Marie LaChance, Samrat Mukhopadhyay, Luyi Sun
Summary: This article reviews the latest developments in MXene-enabled flexible electronics for wearable electronics, highlighting several nanoscale MXene-enabled electronic devices and their applications in healthcare, energy, electromagnetic interference shielding, and humanoid control of machines.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hu Li, Tianrui Chang, Yansong Gai, Kui Liang, Yanli Jiao, Dengfeng Li, Xinran Jiang, Yang Wang, Xingcan Huang, Han Wu, Yiming Liu, Jian Li, Yiming Bai, Kai Geng, Nianrong Zhang, Hua Meng, Dongsheng Huang, Zhou Li, Xinge Yu, Lingqian Chang
Summary: Flexible and wearable electronics offer advantages for real-time human health monitoring, but energy consumption remains a challenge. By leveraging human joints as an energy source, a battery-free sweat sensing system has been developed with self-sustainable energy supply and physiological parameter detection capabilities.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Min Su, Pei Li, Xueqin Liu, Dapeng Wei, Jun Yang
Summary: This paper provides a comprehensive review of recent developments in textile-based flexible capacitive pressure sensors, including sandwich structures, yarn structures, and in-plane structures. It discusses the influences of different device structures on performance and summarizes the applications of textile-based sensors in human wearable devices, robotic sensing, and human-machine interaction. The paper also highlights evolutionary trends, future directions, and challenges.
