Naturally sourced hydrogels: emerging fundamental materials for next-generation healthcare sensing
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology · Second Hospital of Shandong University · +3 more institutions
Abstract
The flourishing development of flexible healthcare sensing systems is inseparable from the fundamental materials with application-oriented mechanical and electrical properties. Thanks to continuous inspiration from our Mother Nature, flexible hydrogels originating from natural biomass are attracting growing attention for their structural and functional designs owing to their unique chemical, physical and biological properties. These highly efficient architectural and functional designs enable them to be the most promising candidates for flexible electronic sensing devices. This comprehensive review focuses on the recent advances in naturally sourced hydrogels for constructing multi-functional flexible sensors…
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5Topics & keywords
- Self-healing hydrogels
- Nanotechnology
- Health care
- Computer science
- Chemistry
- Materials science
- Polymer chemistry