Flexible Sensing Materials and Devices
A Special Issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944) belonging to the section "Electronic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2026 | Viewed by 175
Editors
Interests: smart materials; shape-memory polymers; 4D printing
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Interests: 4D printing; smart material mechanics; smart structural design
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Interests: biomimetics; smart materials and structures; bionic design of micro/nanostructures; anti/de-icing strategies
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Interests: shape memory polymers; multifunctional nanocomposites; 4D printing; smart fibers; stimuli-responsive microcapsules; smart structures and their applications
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Flexible sensing materials and devices are enabling next-generation intelligent systems for real-time monitoring, human–machine interaction, and adaptive responses. Compared to conventional rigid sensors, flexible sensing systems offer unique advantages in conformability, lightweight construction, and integration with soft or curved surfaces, making them essential in biomedical healthcare, wearable electronics, soft robotics, and environmental monitoring. Advances in functional materials, combined with innovative structural designs and fabrication strategies, have significantly enhanced the sensitivity, stretchability, durability, and multifunctionality of flexible sensors.
This Special Issue focuses on cutting-edge research in flexible sensing materials and devices, emphasizing design, fabrication, characterization, and applications. We welcome contributions on novel sensing mechanisms, advanced manufacturing approaches, and device-level innovations.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Novel flexible sensing materials, including conductive polymers, carbon-based nanomaterials, and hybrid composites;
- Structural design and optimization for enhanced sensing performance (e.g., sensitivity, stretchability, self-healing, biocompatibility);
- Advanced fabrication techniques, including microfabrication, template-assisted methods, electrospinning, and scalable manufacturing;
- Smart materials and 4D printing—exploring stimuli-responsive materials (e.g., shape memory polymers, hydrogels, liquid crystal elastomers) and time-evolving structures for adaptive, programmable, or self-regulated sensing;
- Flexible sensing devices for biomedical and healthcare applications, including wearable monitors, implantable sensors, electronic skin, and soft robotic interfaces;
- Integrated flexible sensing systems with signal acquisition, processing, and wireless communication for intelligent monitoring and human–machine interaction.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Cheng Lin
Prof. Dr. Liwu Liu
Dr. Xinlin Li
Dr. Fenghua Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- 3D/4D printing
- smart materials
- shape memory polymers
- metamaterials
- smart structural design
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