Sensors and Actuators for Wearable and Implantable Devices

Dear Colleagues,

Wearable and implantable devices have sustainable academic and commercial interests over the years. Some examples for wearable devices include vital signs monitoring such as smart watches, portable dialysis systems, and pacemakers. The artificial heart, artificial cochlear, and artificial kidney are the examples of implantable systems. Such devices/systems would not be possible without the use of micro-sensors to detect temperature, pressure, protein, ions, flow rate, occulation, bubble, pH etc. Correspondingly, several actuators are being employed such as micro-pumps, micro-filters, micro-valves, dielectrophoresis based separation devices etc. Most of these devices/systems are self-operated and self-monitored via signal processing circuitries, while some have wireless data transfer capability to the clouds for big data analysis and storage.

This Special Issue solicits review and original articles on the state-of-the-art sensors and actuators for wearable and implantable devices. We are also interested with the fabrication and processing of functional materials for such purposes, algorithms for the smart monitoring of the systems, and system-level development of the aforementioned clusters in the large network such as in hospital. In addition, articles that address the practical issues such as the signal processing circuitries, low power design, self-powered capability, bio-compatible and ergonomic packaging, robust manufacturing, comprehensive testing, and system integration for these sensors and actuators and their systems are also welcomed.

Dr. Faisal Mohd-Yasin
Prof. Azrul Azlan Hamzah
Prof. Burhanuddin Yeop Majlis
Guest Editors

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