Graphene-Based Strain and Pressure Sensors

Dear Colleagues,

In the last few years, the rapid progress of nanotechnology and nanoscience has undeniably favored the development of new materials for high-performance strain and pressure sensors which are attracting tremendous attention and investments due to the capabilities they are expected to enable in different fields of application.

In particular, graphene, on account of its outstanding physical properties, has been used in different forms to develop novel highly sensitive, flexible, multifunctional, cost-effective strain/pressure sensors potentially exploitable for the health monitoring of complex structures, for physiological–biomechanical monitoring through wearable devices, and for the emerging electronic-skin and soft robotic technologies.

This Special Issue aims to publish original research papers with a special focus on fabrication, characterization, modeling, and simulation of novel strain/pressure sensors in which graphene plays a fundamental role as sensing material, enables new functionalities, and/or contributes to enhance the sensor response. In particular, the topics of interest include but are not limited to:

- Graphene-based polymeric composites;

- Graphene paints and inks;

- 3D monolithic graphene foams;

- Conductive composite foams combining polymers with graphene;

- Graphene coated foams;

- Periodic architectures using graphene;

- Bioinspired hierarchical graphene structures;

- Graphene-incorporated fibers and textiles;

- Graphene buchypaper;

- Nanowires/graphene heterostructures;

- Graphene membrane arrays.

Prof. Dr. Alessio Tamburrano
Dr. Hossein Cheraghi Bidsorkhi
Dr. Marco Fortunato
Guest Editors

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