The rapid development of flexible electronics, human–computer interaction, wireless technology, the Internet of Things, and internet health is promoting fast-past innovation in the field of wearable medical devices. Wearable devices are a category of personalized devices that include specialized sensors, which can make conformal contact with the human body or tissue to collect biochemical or electrophysiological signals. Hence, the development of high-precision flexible devices is attracting increasing interest as they can provide real-time medical data for monitoring the physiological state of patients and their diagnosis and treatment, as well as help individuals to pursue a healthier lifestyle. This Perspective reviews the developments and requirements of wearable flexible electronic devices in medical monitoring and then discusses the possible applications and challenges of using flexible sensor technology for point-of-care devices. Finally, an up-to-date discussion of the flexible sensor, its future prospects, and solutions it could provide in medical and diagnostic equipment are summarized.
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October 11 2021
A perspective on flexible sensors in developing diagnostic devices
Lili Wang
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Lili Wang
1
State Key Laboratory for Superlattices and Microstructures, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
, Beijing 100083, China
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Kai Jiang;
Kai Jiang
2
Falculty of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Institute of Hepatobiliary Surgery of Chinese PLA & Key Laboratory of Digital Hepetobiliary Surgery, Chinese PLA
, Beijing 100853, China
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Guozhen Shen
Guozhen Shen
a)
1
State Key Laboratory for Superlattices and Microstructures, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
, Beijing 100083, China
a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: gzshen@semi.ac.cn
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a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: gzshen@semi.ac.cn
Appl. Phys. Lett. 119, 150501 (2021)
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Received:
May 17 2021
Accepted:
September 27 2021
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Lili Wang, Kai Jiang, Guozhen Shen; A perspective on flexible sensors in developing diagnostic devices. Appl. Phys. Lett. 11 October 2021; 119 (15): 150501. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0057020
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