Issue 15, 2024

Printable and flexible integrated sensing systems for wireless healthcare

Abstract

The rapid development of wearable sensing devices and artificial intelligence has enabled portable and wireless tracking of human health, fulfilling the promise of digitalized healthcare applications. To achieve versatile design and integration of multi-functional modules including sensors and data transmission units onto various flexible platforms, printable technologies emerged as some of the most promising strategies. This review first introduces the commonly utilized printing technologies, followed by discussion of the printable ink formulations and flexible substrates to ensure reliable device fabrication and system integration. The advances of printable sensors for body status monitoring are then discussed. Moreover, the integration of wireless data transmission via printable approaches is also presented. Finally, the challenges in achieving printable sensing devices and wireless integrated systems with competitive performances are considered, so as to realize their practical applications for personalized healthcare.

Graphical abstract: Printable and flexible integrated sensing systems for wireless healthcare

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
30 11 2023
Accepted
16 2 2024
First published
23 2 2024

Nanoscale, 2024,16, 7264-7286

Printable and flexible integrated sensing systems for wireless healthcare

K. Zhou, R. Ding, X. Ma and Y. Lin, Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 7264 DOI: 10.1039/D3NR06099C

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