Challenges and opportunities of flexible capacitive pressure sensors: Materials, structures, reliability, and biological applications

Zhaoling Huang, Hao Zhou, Zhiyan Guo, Qian Ma, Chengqi Ge, Yubing Gong, Md Eshrat E. Alahi and Qi Zeng

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2026, 399, 117451
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Strategies for improving the performances of flexible capacitive pressure sensors: A review

Di Liu, Hongchen He, Wenkui Dong, Zaihua Duan, Zhen Yuan, Wengui Li, Yadong Jiang and Huiling Tai

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026, 529, 172646
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Graphene Aerogel-Based Flexible Pressure Sensor for Physiological Signal Detection and Human–Machine Interaction

Zihan Wang, Zeshang Zhao, Qiyang Tu, Chengpeng Yao, Zhao Liu, Chengzhi Zhou, Luxiang Xu, Shijie Guo, Chuizhou Meng, Gaofeng Shao, Huanyu Cheng and Li Yang

Nano-Micro Lett., 2026, 18
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Double‐Domed Dielectric Foam with Engineered Modulus Gradient for Wide‐Range Linear Capacitive Pressure Transduction

Ming Lei, Biao Qi, Yuanzhe Liang, Ruolin Liu, Ziyi Dai, Bing Ji and Bingpu Zhou

Adv Materials Technologies, 2025, 10
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Advancements and applications of micro and nanostructured capacitive sensors: A review

Vigneshwar Sakthivelpathi, Tianyi Li, Zhongjie Qian, Changwoo Lee, Zachary Taylor and Jae-Hyun Chung

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2024, 377, 115701
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Capacitive sensing for facial expression recognition and beyond: Materials, architectures, and wearable applications

Athul Krishnan, Matteo Rossi, Francesco Latino, Andrea Costanzo Palmisciano, Andrea Farabbi, Filippo Melloni, Diana Trojaniello, Luca Mainardi and Pietro Cerveri

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2025, 396, 117200
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MXene‐Based Flexible Sensors: From Innovative Synthesis to Multifunctional Applications and Future Perspectives

Siqian Lv, Qing Wu, Yufeng Song, Qinghao Song and Liyi Li

Adv Materials Technologies, 2026, 11
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A highly stretchable and thermally conductive capacitive strain sensor based on rGO-PDMS composite for motion monitoring: A paradigm shifts towards sustainable electronics

Animesh Maji, Chinmoy Kuila, Debasish Mondal, Rajkumar Wagmare, Debasis Dhak, Naresh Chandra Murmu and Tapas Kuila

Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2025, 340, 130811
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Flexible and Stretchable Photoelectric Dual-Mode Optic Fiber Sensors for Wrist Movement Monitoring

Deyuan Zhong, Yaping Hui, Huina Tang, Yuhan Qu, Xue Zhou, Xin Yan and Tonglei Cheng

ACS Appl. Electron. Mater., 2026
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Polyvinyl alcohol–reinforced silk nanofiber/MXene composite aerogel as wearable sensors for detecting human motion

Jie Chen, Zhen-Zhen Lu, Jing Jin, Dong-Yang Zhang, Tao Chen, Wei-Guo Zhao and Xiao-Hui Yao

Surfaces and Interfaces, 2025, 62, 106220
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Natural material-based biodegradable flexible pressure sensor for fall detection and rehabilitation monitoring in elderly care

Shengyu Xie, Zihe Li, Chenhao Li, Qihui Zhou, Ho-Kun Sung, Leonid Chernogor, Zhao Yao, Yang Li and Yuanyue Li

Sci. China Mater., 2026, 69, 1772
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Enhancing Flexible Capacitive Sensor Performance through the Synergy of Thermally Expandable Microspheres and Carbon Nanotubes via 3D Direct Ink Writing

Lantian Liu, Lixin Mo, Shaobo Han, Xiaoqing Liu, Jingyao Sun, Ziyun Han, Zhaoyong Sun, Mingtian Geng, Haixiang Hu, Jingke Zhang, Haoyou Zhang, Zhiqing Xin, Kun Hu and Haomiao Li

Adv Funct Materials, 2026, 36
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A Wide-Range, Highly Stable Intelligent Flexible Pressure Sensor Based on Micro-Wrinkled SWCNT/rGO-PDMS with Efficient Thermal Shrinkage

Lei Fan, Zhaoxin Wang, Tao Yang, Qiang Zhao, Zhixin Wu, Yijie Wang, Xue Qi and Lei Zhang

Biosensors, 2025, 15, 122
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A flexible capacitive sensor with microstructure for handwriting recognition

Yang Song, Lang Wu, Feilu Wang, Hao Wang, Tongjie Liu and Renting Hu

Eng. Res. Express, 2025, 7, 025306
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Recent Advances of Flexible Pressure Sensors: A Review

Yumeng Zheng, Yang Xiao, Hongyu Zhou, Hengchang Nong, Chao Zhang, Xinyu Yang, Jinlong Lu, Jie Li, QingQuan Liang, Ruiyun Tang, Xin Chen, Li Tao, Yang Yu and Zhenrong Zhang

IEEE Sensors J., 2025, 25, 40978
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Gesture and Sign Language Recognition of the Flexible Capacitive Sensor Based on Deep Learning Models

Feilu Wang, Changming Huang, Yang Song, Yangfan Chen, Wenjun He and Tengsheng Zhang

ACS Appl. Electron. Mater., 2026, 8, 1784
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Conductive Thermoplastic Polyurethane Composites with Multicarbon Fillers for Flexible Resistive Strain Sensors for Handwriting Recognition

Zhiyuan Li, Yeju Ma, Jiayu Guo, Xiazhen Yang, Bing Guo and Hangyan Shen

ChemistrySelect, 2025, 10
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