Development and Application of Polymer-Based Materials for Printable Sensors
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Processing and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 April 2024) | Viewed by 8410
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sensor instrumentation; sensor data communication; signal treatment and filtering; printed sensor design; 3D printing of smart materials and electronics; electroactive ink printing optimization
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Interests: printed electronics; flexible and organic electronics; conducting polymers; printing technologies; photophysics and photonics; ink formulation; functional materials
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Interests: polymer composites; additive manufacturing; functional materials; sensors and actuators; energy harvesting; stretchable sensors; natural polymers; prototypes devices
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The advancements in polymer science are key to develop essential components for printed/organic electronics, which is already classified as one of the fourteen technology categories ‘Component/Subsystem Technologies’ within the electronics industry. Furthermore, the market is expected to grow aggressively with the increasing number of potential applications ensuring reliability and mass production reproducibility.
Thereby, this Special Issue is open to contributions on the applicability of polymers as inks and substrates, as well as processing of polymers and sensor design, focusing on the development of sensing materials and systems.
Theoretical and experimental works relying on polymeric-based materials, which result in physical or chemical sensing such as thermal, magnetic, pressure/force, radiation, humidity or pH, among others, are welcome.
Thus, we invite authors to contribute with original research and article reviews, covering recent progress in polymeric-based sensors and respective applications. Potential topics include but are not limited to:
- Synthesis of inks and electroactive polymeric materials;
- Flexible sensor design methods and application assembly;
- Hybrid solutions between printed sensors and conventional electronics;
- Theoretical and experimental studies concerning sensor matrix crosstalk and mitigation methods;
- Industrial, agricultural, and medical application issues, which flexible sensors/electronics could solve.
Dr. Nelson Castro
Dr. Nikola Perinka
Dr. Pedro Costa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polymer ink formulation
- printable sensor design
- flexible sensor applications
- hybrid sensor assemblies
- printed multisensing
- sensor coatings
- polymeric sensor grids
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