Emerging flexible and wearable physical sensing platforms for healthcare and biomedical applications

• Published in: Microsystems & nanoengineering Vol. 2; no. 1; p. 16043
• Main Authors: Kenry, Yeo, Joo Chuan, Lim, Chwee Teck
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 26.09.2016; Springer Nature B.V; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 639/166/987; 639/301/357; 639/925/927/511; Engineering; Review; review-article; Health monitoring; Electronic skins; Tactile sensing; Microfluidics; Flexible sensors; Liquid-state devices

There are now numerous emerging flexible and wearable sensing technologies that can perform a myriad of physical and physiological measurements. Rapid advances in developing and implementing such sensors in the last several years have demonstrated the growing significance and potential utility of th...