Stretchable, Skin‐Mountable, and Wearable Strain Sensors and Their Potential Applications: A Review
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems · Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute · +1 more institution
Abstract
There is a growing demand for flexible and soft electronic devices. In particular, stretchable, skin‐mountable, and wearable strain sensors are needed for several potential applications including personalized health‐monitoring, human motion detection, human‐machine interfaces, soft robotics, and so forth. This Feature Article presents recent advancements in the development of flexible and stretchable strain sensors. The article shows that highly stretchable strain sensors are successfully being developed by new mechanisms such as disconnection between overlapped nanomaterials, crack propagation in thin films, and tunneling effect, different from traditional strain sensing mechanisms. Strain sensing…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 151.69
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 148
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4Topics & keywords
- Materials science
- Wearable computer
- Strain (injury)
- Nanotechnology
- Wearable technology
- Soft robotics
- Touchpad
- Nanomaterials