Flexible and Wearable Sensors: Design, Fabrication Methods, and Applications—2nd Edition
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Wearables".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2027
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polymers; fibers; bioelectronics; wearable devices
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Interests: wearable flexible electronic devices; artificial synapse; synaptic transistor; bioinspired sensory neuron; stretchable and conformal electronics; bioinspired micro-nanostructure processing technology; manufacturing processes and applications of self-powered devices
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Interests: flexible wearable electronic devices in sensing detection, medical diagnosis, and other fields; biosensors based on two-dimensional material field effect transistors in the direction of disease diagnosis; micro-nanostructure and device (MEMS) processing and manufacturing technology; functional micro-nanostructure surface technology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Following the success of our first edition, we are pleased to announce the launch of a second edition of this Special Issue. The field of flexible and wearable sensors has rapidly advanced toward intelligent, multifunctional, and user-centric systems. Recent breakthroughs include AI integration, multimodal sensing, sustainable materials, and advanced manufacturing techniques. In particular, emerging AI applications are now reshaping the field. For example, data-driven materials design has greatly accelerated material discovery. Furthermore, machine learning-based data analysis has triggered the development of novel materials and enabled real-world applications, from personalized health monitoring to adaptive human–machine interfaces.
This Special Issue invites authors to submit original research and review articles showcasing recent innovations. We particularly encourage submissions bridging classical sensor design with data-driven methodologies, mechanics-driven reliability engineering, and conformal interfacing strategies.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Data-driven materials design for flexible sensors;
- Mechanics of flexible/stretchable sensors;
- Conformal, epidermal, and bio-integrated sensors;
- Emergent materials (e.g., liquid metals, hydrogels, self-healing polymers, biodegradable and sustainable materials);
- Advanced fabrication methods;
- Multimodal and hybrid sensors;
- AI-enabled wearable systems;
- Human–machine interfaces, soft robotics, and embodied AI applications;
- Healthcare applications.
Prof. Dr. Yichun Ding
Dr. Tingting Zhao
Dr. Ziran Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- data-driven materials design
- mechanics of flexible sensors
- conformal sensors
- self-powered sensors
- multimodal sensing
- AI-enabled wearables
- flexible electronics
- epidermal devices
- health monitoring
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