MXene-Based Elastomer Mimetic Stretchable Sensors: Design, Properties, and Applications

Poushali Das; Parham Khoshbakht Marvi; Sayan Ganguly; Xiaowu Shirley Tang; Bo Wang; Seshasai Srinivasan; Amin Reza Rajabzadeh; Andreas Rosenkranz

doi:10.1007/s40820-024-01349-w

MXene-Based Elastomer Mimetic Stretchable Sensors: Design, Properties, and Applications

Nanomicro Lett. 2024 Feb 27;16(1):135. doi: 10.1007/s40820-024-01349-w.

Authors

Poushali Das¹, Parham Khoshbakht Marvi¹, Sayan Ganguly^{2

3}, Xiaowu Shirley Tang^{2

3}, Bo Wang⁴, Seshasai Srinivasan^{5

6}, Amin Reza Rajabzadeh^{7

8}, Andreas Rosenkranz⁹

Affiliations

¹ School of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada.
² Department of Chemistry and Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN), University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave West, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
³ Centre for Eye and Vision Research (CEVR), 17W Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.
⁴ Chair of Functional Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany.
⁵ School of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada. ssriniv@mcmaster.ca.
⁶ W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7, Canada. ssriniv@mcmaster.ca.
⁷ School of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada. rajaba@mcmaster.ca.
⁸ W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7, Canada. rajaba@mcmaster.ca.
⁹ Department for Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Materials, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. arosenkranz@ing.uchile.cl.

Abstract

Flexible sensors based on MXene-polymer composites are highly prospective for next-generation wearable electronics used in human-machine interfaces. One of the motivating factors behind the progress of flexible sensors is the steady arrival of new conductive materials. MXenes, a new family of 2D nanomaterials, have been drawing attention since the last decade due to their high electronic conductivity, processability, mechanical robustness and chemical tunability. In this review, we encompass the fabrication of MXene-based polymeric nanocomposites, their structure-property relationship, and applications in the flexible sensor domain. Moreover, our discussion is not only limited to sensor design, their mechanism, and various modes of sensing platform, but also their future perspective and market throughout the world. With our article, we intend to fortify the bond between flexible matrices and MXenes thus promoting the swift advancement of flexible MXene-sensors for wearable technologies.

Keywords: 2D nanomaterials; Applications; Flexible sensor; MXene; Wearable and conductive.

Publication types

Review