Polymer-Based Wearable Electronics
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Smart and Functional Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 600
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Wearable electronics have great potential in health management and accessible personalized medicine. Recent years have witnessed the exponential growth of the field of wearable electronics, driven by innovations in polymer science and others. Polymers, with their flexibility, biocompatibility, and tunable properties, are enabling the development of next-generation wearable electronics with high performance capabilities, multi-functionality, tunability/adaptivity, sustainability, etc. This Special Issue invites original research articles, reviews, and perspectives that address recent advancements, challenges, and future trends in polymer-based wearable electronics. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
- Materials and Design:
- Conductive and stretchable polymers;
- Biodegradable, recyclable, and smart polymers;
- Multifunctional gels and elastomers;
- 3D/4D printing of polymer systems and wearable electronics.
- Applications:
- Healthcare and personalized medicine;
- Human–machine interfaces and soft robotics;
- E-skins;
- Energy harvesting/storage.
- Interdisciplinary Innovations:
- Artificial intelligence for polymers development;
- Signal processing and wireless communication technologies for wearable electronics;
- Proof-of-concepts/applications of wearable electronics in clinical settings.
Dr. Hui Xie
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- wearable electronics
- conductive elastomers/polymers
- biodegradable/recyclable polymers
- polymer gels
- 3D/4D printing
- sensors
- E-skins
- healthcare and personalized medicine
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