Issue 41, 2019

Graphene-based wearable sensors

Abstract

The human body is a “delicate machine” full of sensors such as the fingers, nose, and mouth. In addition, numerous physiological signals are being created every moment, which can reflect the condition of the body. The quality and the quantity of the physiological signals are important for diagnoses and the execution of therapies. Due to the incompact interface between the sensors and the skin, the signals obtained by commercial rigid sensors do not bond well with the body; this decreases the quality of the signal. To increase the quantity of the data, it is important to detect physiological signals in real time during daily life. In recent years, there has been an obvious trend of applying graphene devices with excellent performance (flexibility, biocompatibility, and electronic characters) in wearable systems. In this review, we will first provide an introduction about the different methods of synthesis of graphene, and then techniques for graphene patterning will be outlined. Moreover, wearable graphene sensors to detect mechanical, electrophysiological, fluid, and gas signals will be introduced. Finally, the challenges and prospects of wearable graphene devices will be discussed. Wearable graphene sensors can improve the quality and quantity of the physiological signals and have great potential for health-care and telemedicine in the future.

Graphical abstract: Graphene-based wearable sensors

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
01 7 2019
Accepted
29 8 2019
First published
31 8 2019

Nanoscale, 2019,11, 18923-18945

Graphene-based wearable sensors

Y. Qiao, X. Li, T. Hirtz, G. Deng, Y. Wei, M. Li, S. Ji, Q. Wu, J. Jian, F. Wu, Y. Shen, H. Tian, Y. Yang and T. Ren, Nanoscale, 2019, 11, 18923 DOI: 10.1039/C9NR05532K

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