Healthcare Applications Based on Flexible and Stretchable Electronics
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomedical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 November 2023) | Viewed by 7842
Special Issue Editor
Interests: flexible electronics; stretchable electronics; wearable electronics; health monitoring; nanomanufacturing; human–machine interfaces
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, flexible and stretchable electronics with integrated sensors have received tremendous attention for healthcare applications including electronic skin, real-time health monitoring, wearable biosensors, point-of-care devices, human–machine interfaces, and implantable devices, because of their ability to be soft, deformable, biocompatible, portable, and lightweight, while retaining the functionalities of conventional electronics and sensors. As a result, they can ensure conformality and maximum comfort for long-term use and enhance the quality and independence of human life. Simultaneously, there are great challenges to develop such advanced electronics with skin-like properties as well as multifunctionalities, which requires interdisciplinary studies and experiments in chemistry, material sciences, mechanics, and electronics. Therefore, this Special Issue will aim to report the recent developments, current challenges, and new opportunities in various aspects of flexible and stretchable electronics for healthcare applications. Novel strategies for the development of biosensors, biomaterials, bioelectronics, stretchable mechanics, and fabrication techniques to overcome current limitations on flexible and stretchable electronics will be covered in this Issue as well.
Topics in this Special Issue will include, but are not limited to:
- Fundamentals on the design and fabrication of flexible and stretchable electronics with integrated sensors;
- Advanced materials and manufacturing for flexible biosensors;
- Wearable/implantable devices for healthcare applications;
- Portable point-of-care devices;
- Bio-integrated/stretchable electronics;
- Brain/human–machine interfaces;
- Large deformation mechanics of bioelectronics and sensors.
Dr. Yongkuk Lee
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sensors is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- Reprint: MDPI Books provides the opportunity to republish successful Special Issues in book format, both online and in print.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.
