Flexible Mechanical Sensors with High Performance
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Intelligent Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027 | Viewed by 222
Special Issue Editor
Interests: flexible electronics; bioinspired functional surfaces; MEMS sensors
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Dear Colleagues,
Advanced functional materials and precisely engineered micro/nanostructures are the cornerstones of high-performance flexible pressure and strain sensors. Unlike conventional rigid sensors, flexible pressure and strain sensors, fabricated from composites, hydrogels and other functional materials with tailored micro/nano architectures, exhibit superior stretchability, flexibility, and conformal contact with various surfaces. These distinctive features allow them to achieve real-time, high-sensitivity detection of subtle mechanical deformations and pressure changes, opening up broad application prospects in human wearable health monitoring, plant physiological signal tracking, soft robotics, and intelligent human–machine interaction.
The aim of this Special Issue is to bring together cutting-edge research advances in the field of flexible mechanical sensors with high performance based on micro/nanostructures or advanced materials. We invite submission of original research papers and comprehensive review articles focusing on, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Rational design and scalable fabrication of micro/nanostructures for enhancing sensitivity, response speed and stability of flexible pressure/strain sensors
- Synthesis, modification and functional integration of advanced sensing materials (composites, hydrogels, etc.) for mechanical signal detection
- Mechanisms underlying the sensing performance (e.g., piezoresistive, piezoelectric, capacitive, triboelectric) of micro/nanostructured flexible sensors
- Wearable applications for monitoring human physiological signals (pulse, respiration, joint movement, etc.)
- Plant health monitoring applications based on flexible pressure/strain sensors (e.g., stem diameter variation, leaf turgor pressure, root growth stress)
- Performance optimization strategies (self-healing, anti-fatigue, anti-interference, biocompatibility) for practical deployment.
Dr. Linpeng Liu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- flexible pressure/strain sensors
- sensor micro/nanostructures
- sensing mechanisms (piezoresistive, piezoelectric, etc.)
- sensor materials (composites, hydrogels)
- sensor performance optimization
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