The Boom in 3D-Printed Sensor Technology

Future sensing applications will include high-performance features, such as toxin detection, real-time monitoring of physiological events, advanced diagnostics, and connected feedback. However, such multi-functional sensors require advancements in sensitivity, specificity, and throughput with the si...

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Published inSensors (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 17; no. 5; p. 1166
Main Authors Xu, Yuanyuan, Wu, Xiaoyue, Guo, Xiao, Kong, Bin, Zhang, Min, Qian, Xiang, Mi, Shengli, Sun, Wei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 19.05.2017
MDPI
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3-D printers
3D printing
additive manufacturing
Review
Sensors
additive manufacturing
3D printing
sensors
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Summary:Future sensing applications will include high-performance features, such as toxin detection, real-time monitoring of physiological events, advanced diagnostics, and connected feedback. However, such multi-functional sensors require advancements in sensitivity, specificity, and throughput with the simultaneous delivery of multiple detection in a short time. Recent advances in 3D printing and electronics have brought us closer to sensors with multiplex advantages, and additive manufacturing approaches offer a new scope for sensor fabrication. To this end, we review the recent advances in 3D-printed cutting-edge sensors. These achievements demonstrate the successful application of 3D-printing technology in sensor fabrication, and the selected studies deeply explore the potential for creating sensors with higher performance. Further development of multi-process 3D printing is expected to expand future sensor utility and availability.
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These authors contributed equally to this work.
ISSN:1424-8220
1424-8220
DOI:10.3390/s17051166