Sensors and Actuators for Personalized Medicine and Healthcare Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Flexible and wearable sensing technologies to monitor the most complex human physical and physiological motions are drawing the attention of the scientific community. Sensing and actuation platforms that can actively monitor the surroundings with acquired physical data—like strain, pH, temperature, humidity, volatile organic compounds, and shear—are the origin of a diverse range of technological applications—including soft robotics, wearable electronics, electronic skin, health monitoring, prosthetic devices and personalized medicine. Novel actuators for soft robotics are being developed based on stretchable materials, to achieve a degree of movement difficult to achieve with the current technology.

The aim of this Special Issue is to provide the latest developments in the manufacturing and application of smart sensor devices for personalized medicine and healthcare applications. It is welcome scientific work in the development of novel manufacturing technologies, materials, sensor devices, implementation, and device demonstrations for smart sensing.

Dr. Vitor Sencadas
Guest Editor

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