Wearable Flexible Sensors

Dear Colleagues,

The rapid growth in sensing technology has experienced tremendous growth in the use of flexible sensors. The enhanced electromechanical characteristics of these sensors have allowed researchers to use them for different biomedical, industrial, and environmental applications. These sensors have been primarily effective due to their biocompatible nature, thus minimizing the discomfort associated with the detection process. When developed with a wide spectrum of polymers and nanomaterials, these sensors can perform with a high sensitivity, fast response time, and wide operating range. The productivity of these sensors is carried out using various printing techniques that ensure proper connectivity between the electrodes and substrates. The multidisciplinary research in this area has led to the utilization of these sensors as wearable sensing prototypes, where they are attached to the human body to detect acute and chronic anomalies. These sensors can also perform ubiquitous operations in terms of electrochemical and strain-sensing applications. The use of these sensors to detect pivotal ions and physiological movements of the human body has been effective in controlled and real-time environments. The pure and composite forms of these sensors have allowed their use in multiple sectors, where these prototypes have been effective in studying cognitive science related to daily human life. To tackle the energy crisis in the current era, the energy-harvesting capability of these sensors has also been configured. This Special Issue aims to highlight the fabrication and implementation of novel wearable flexible sensors that have been capable of being deployed to a wide range of applications. The following topics are included, but the scope of this Special Issue is not limited to them:

• Chemical wearable sensors.
• Wearable biosensors.
• Energy-harvesting sensors.
• Multifunctional sensors.
• Flexible strain sensors.
• Nanocomposite-based wearable flexible sensors.
• Wearable electrochemical sensors.
• Wearable state-of-the-art flexible sensors.
• AI-enabled wearable flexible sensors.
• Carbon-allotrope-based wearable flexible sensors.

Prof. Dr. Anindya Nag
Guest Editor

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