Nanomaterials for Flexible Wearable Device
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanoelectronics, Nanosensors and Devices".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2026 | Viewed by 4
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nanowires; 2D materials; crystal growth; X-ray diffraction; micro and nanofabrication; semiconductor devices; flexible electronics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Wearable electronic devices that can be worn on the skin, integrated in textiles or in accessories such as bracelets, watches, glasses, diapers, band-aid, contact lenses, face masks, or even implanted in the human body for applications in cardiology and neurology hold great promise for next generation healthcare technologies, offering the real-time monitoring of biosignals and ambient conditions, collection of physiological signals and on- demand drug delivery. Traditional wearable devices characterized by bulk structures and mechanical rigidity present challenges in the realization of conformal contact with the soft and curvilinear human skin, which is necessary for biosignal acquisition and feedback stimulation, and are typically uncomfortable.
In this scenario, due to their excellent and tunable optoelectronic properties, unique form factors and high mechanical flexibility, 2D, 1D and 0D nanomaterials represent the ideal building blocks for next generation flexible electronic devices for wearable applications.
Exploiting nanomaterials for wearable electronic applications will give the chance to fabricate devices that are thinner, lighter, smaller, softer, and more comfortable. Furthermore, nanomaterials can be prepared through cost-effective solution-based methods and directly printed using commercial techniques on flexible substrates such as plastic, paper, textile or metal foils enabling the low-cost mass production of wearable devices thus fostering their diffusion.
This Special Issue of Nanomaterials aims to cover all aspects of wearable technologies enabled by organic, inorganic, or hybrid organic-inorganic nanomaterials, focusing on the recent progresses in their synthesis and properties, as well as on their application in wearable devices. Topics of interests include but are not limited to nanomaterials for sensors and biosensors, flexible energy harvesters and storage systems, transistors, actuators, displays, processors, and memories.
I am pleased to invite the community to submit original research papers and reviews to be considered for publication in this Special Issue. I look forward to your participation.
Dr. Gabriele Calabrese
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- two-dimensional layered materials
- transition metal dichalcogenides
- nanowires
- flexible transistors
- energy harvesters
- soft lithography techniques
- wearable devices
- printable electronics
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