The demand for wearable electronics in the fields of human healthcare monitoring and disease diagnosis has significantly increased in recent years. In particular, there is a need for light-weight, skin-friendly, soft elastic devices that can attach comfortably to human skin and communicate information via the Internet of Things. Rigorous research has been carried out to find new materials and device designs that can meet the challenging demands of skin-mountable devices. The emergence of atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) materials with exceptional electrical, optical, and mechanical properties, and low cytotoxicity has facilitated the fabrication of low-dimensional electronic devices on flexible/stretchable platforms that can be easily integrated into the human body. Herein, we provide a comprehensive review of recent research progress on 2D material-based wearable sensors that are proposed for a wide range of applications including human health monitoring. Several potential applications based on wearable electronic devices have already been well established and documented, while many others are at a preliminary stage. Based on current research progress, the challenges and prospects toward commercial implementation of such clinical sensors are also discussed.
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December 2022
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November 14 2022
Smart electronics based on 2D materials for wireless healthcare monitoring
Special Collection:
Flexible and Smart Electronics
Luhing Hu;
Luhing Hu
(Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University
, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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Beom Jin Kim;
Beom Jin Kim
(Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University
, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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Seunghyeon Ji;
Seunghyeon Ji
(Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University
, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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Juyeong Hong;
Juyeong Hong
(Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University
, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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Ajit K. Katiyar;
Ajit K. Katiyar
(Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University
, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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Jong-Hyun Ahn
Jong-Hyun Ahn
a)
(Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University
, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: ahnj@yonsei.ac.kr
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a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: ahnj@yonsei.ac.kr
Note: This paper is part of the special collection on Flexible and Smart Electronics.
Appl. Phys. Rev. 9, 041308 (2022)
Article history
Received:
June 21 2022
Accepted:
October 07 2022
Citation
Luhing Hu, Beom Jin Kim, Seunghyeon Ji, Juyeong Hong, Ajit K. Katiyar, Jong-Hyun Ahn; Smart electronics based on 2D materials for wireless healthcare monitoring. Appl. Phys. Rev. 1 December 2022; 9 (4): 041308. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0104873
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