Polymers for Flexible and Stretchable Biomimetic Sensors
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 364
Special Issue Editor
Interests: flexible devices; wearable sensors; biomimetic sensors; gas sensors; photo-detectors; graphene oxide; graphene; polymer fibers; ceramic fibers
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rapid development of artificial intelligent calls for a great demand of flexible and stretchable biomimetic sensing electronics, which can be used as, for example, human–machine interfaces, robotic smart skins, health care monitoring, and biointegrated devices. However, the common silicon-based transistors and metal electrodes can not be stretched or deformed. In this Special Issue, novel stretchable sensing polymers or 2D macromolecules with high sensitivity toward light, humidity, gas, and mechanics are warmly welcome; multifunctionalities integrated with superhydrophobic, biocompatible, biodegradable, and self-healing features mimick living organisms. Papers involving the polymeric or polymer-based artificial micro- to nanostructures are also solicited, such as the stretchable configurations (including wrinkles, textures, patterns, origami, and aerogels). The aim of this Special Issue is to remark the recent advances of polymer-based flexible and stretchable biomimetic sensors and to anticipate their diverse applications for next-generation smart electronics.
Prof. Dr. Zengyong Chu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- smart electronic
- flexible electronic
- biomimetic sensor
- stretchable device
- stimuli response
- superhydrophobic
- self-healing
- wrinkle
- texture
- origami
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