Advances in Ultrathin Soft Sensors, Integrated Materials, and Manufacturing Technologies for Enhanced Monitoring of Human Physiological Signals
Abstract Recent advances in soft sensors and flexible electronics offer various applications in detecting physical, electrical, and chemical signals. However, there are still technical barriers in current mechanical, electrical, and material properties for enhanced signal sensing. When measuring sig...
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| author | Hodam Kim Yoon Jae Lee Garan Byun Chanyoung Choi Woon‐Hong Yeo |
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| description | Abstract Recent advances in soft sensors and flexible electronics offer various applications in detecting physical, electrical, and chemical signals. However, there are still technical barriers in current mechanical, electrical, and material properties for enhanced signal sensing. When measuring signals from the human skin, minimizing the skin‐sensor contact impedance is still challenging while maximizing sensitivity through optimized materials and soft electronics. Here, this review summarizes recent advances in materials, manufacturing, and integration technologies to develop ultrathin soft sensors for monitoring various human physiological signals. The enhancements in soft and compliant structures and mechanical properties are critical to making reliable wearable electronic systems. This article shares the details of soft sensors, integration processes, manufacturing methods, and their applications to target physical, electrical, and chemical signals. In addition, the limitations and current trends in developing multifunctional sensors, self‐powered devices, and integration with external stimuli systems are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b33eb5371524e08ad6aadcd13e7634c2023-09-12T05:36:18ZengWiley-VCHAdvanced Electronic Materials2199-160X2023-09-0199n/an/a10.1002/aelm.202201294Advances in Ultrathin Soft Sensors, Integrated Materials, and Manufacturing Technologies for Enhanced Monitoring of Human Physiological SignalsHodam Kim0Yoon Jae Lee1Garan Byun2Chanyoung Choi3Woon‐Hong Yeo4IEN Center for Human‐Centric Interfaces and Engineering Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 30332 USAIEN Center for Human‐Centric Interfaces and Engineering Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 30332 USADepartment of Electrical Engineering Hanyang University Seoul 04763 Republic of KoreaIEN Center for Human‐Centric Interfaces and Engineering Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 30332 USAIEN Center for Human‐Centric Interfaces and Engineering Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 30332 USAAbstract Recent advances in soft sensors and flexible electronics offer various applications in detecting physical, electrical, and chemical signals. However, there are still technical barriers in current mechanical, electrical, and material properties for enhanced signal sensing. When measuring signals from the human skin, minimizing the skin‐sensor contact impedance is still challenging while maximizing sensitivity through optimized materials and soft electronics. Here, this review summarizes recent advances in materials, manufacturing, and integration technologies to develop ultrathin soft sensors for monitoring various human physiological signals. The enhancements in soft and compliant structures and mechanical properties are critical to making reliable wearable electronic systems. This article shares the details of soft sensors, integration processes, manufacturing methods, and their applications to target physical, electrical, and chemical signals. In addition, the limitations and current trends in developing multifunctional sensors, self‐powered devices, and integration with external stimuli systems are discussed.https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202201294human physiological signalsintegrated systemsmanufacturing technologiessoft sensorsultrathin materials |
| spellingShingle | Hodam Kim Yoon Jae Lee Garan Byun Chanyoung Choi Woon‐Hong Yeo Advances in Ultrathin Soft Sensors, Integrated Materials, and Manufacturing Technologies for Enhanced Monitoring of Human Physiological Signals Advanced Electronic Materials human physiological signals integrated systems manufacturing technologies soft sensors ultrathin materials |
| title | Advances in Ultrathin Soft Sensors, Integrated Materials, and Manufacturing Technologies for Enhanced Monitoring of Human Physiological Signals |
| title_full | Advances in Ultrathin Soft Sensors, Integrated Materials, and Manufacturing Technologies for Enhanced Monitoring of Human Physiological Signals |
| title_fullStr | Advances in Ultrathin Soft Sensors, Integrated Materials, and Manufacturing Technologies for Enhanced Monitoring of Human Physiological Signals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advances in Ultrathin Soft Sensors, Integrated Materials, and Manufacturing Technologies for Enhanced Monitoring of Human Physiological Signals |
| title_short | Advances in Ultrathin Soft Sensors, Integrated Materials, and Manufacturing Technologies for Enhanced Monitoring of Human Physiological Signals |
| title_sort | advances in ultrathin soft sensors integrated materials and manufacturing technologies for enhanced monitoring of human physiological signals |
| topic | human physiological signals integrated systems manufacturing technologies soft sensors ultrathin materials |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202201294 |
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