An Overview of the Development of Flexible Sensors

Su-Ting Han; Haiyan Peng; Qijun Sun; Shishir Venkatesh; Kam-Sing Chung; Siu Chuen Lau; Ye Zhou; V A L Roy

doi:10.1002/adma.201700375

An Overview of the Development of Flexible Sensors

Adv Mater. 2017 Sep;29(33). doi: 10.1002/adma.201700375. Epub 2017 Jul 3.

Authors

Su-Ting Han¹, Haiyan Peng², Qijun Sun³, Shishir Venkatesh³, Kam-Sing Chung³, Siu Chuen Lau³, Ye Zhou⁴, V A L Roy³

Affiliations

¹ College of Electronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China.
² Key Laboratory for Material Chemistry of Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
³ Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.
⁴ Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China.

PMID: 28671711
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201700375

Abstract

Flexible sensors that efficiently detect various stimuli relevant to specific environmental or biological species have been extensively studied due to their great potential for the Internet of Things and wearable electronics applications. The application of flexible and stretchable electronics to device-engineering technologies has enabled the fabrication of slender, lightweight, stretchable, and foldable sensors. Here, recent studies on flexible sensors for biological analytes, ions, light, and pH are outlined. In addition, contemporary studies on device structure, materials, and fabrication methods for flexible sensors are discussed, and a market overview is provided. The conclusion presents challenges and perspectives in this field.

Keywords: UV and light sensors; biosensors; flexible electronics; pH and ion sensors; sensors.

Publication types

Review