1st Edition
Flexible and Wearable Sensors Materials, Technologies, and Challenges
With rapid technological developments and lifestyle advancements, electronic sensors are being seamlessly integrated into many devices. This comprehensive handbook explores current, state-of-the-art developments in flexible and wearable sensor technology and its future challenges.
Numerous recent efforts have improved the sensing capability and functionality of flexible and wearable sensors. However, there are still many challenges in making them super-smart by incorporating features such as self-power, self-healing, and multifunctionality. These features can be developed with the use of multifunctional nanostructured materials, unique architectural designs, and other advanced technologies. This book provides details about the recent advancements, materials, and technologies used for flexible and wearable sensors. Its wide range of topics addresses the fundamentals of flexible and wearable sensors, their working principles, and their advanced applications.
This handbook provides new directions to scientists, researchers, and students to better understand the principles, technologies, and applications of sensors in healthcare, energy, and the environment.
1. Flexible and Wearable Sensing Devices: An Introduction
Muhammad A. Butt, Nikolay L. Kazanskiy, Svetlana N. Khonina
2. Materials and Technologies for Flexible and Wearable Sensors
Arpana Agrawala, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
3. Design Principles of Flexible and Wearable Sensors
Samia Nawaz, Uswa Shafqat, Komal Rizwan
4. Functionalized Materials for Improved Sensing
Selcan Karakuş
5. Recent Advances in Flexible and Wearable Sensors
Özgür Yasin Keskin, Erdem Tevfik Özdemir, Mustafa Erol, Aylin Altınışık Tağaç
6. Recent Advances in Flexible, Stretchable, and Self-Healing Sensors
Hai Wang, Meijie Qu, Rui Zhang, Yuezhen Bin
7. Properties and Applications of Conjugated Polymers for Flexible Electronics: Current Trends and Perspectives
Yub N. Thapa, Bhim P. Kafle, Rameshwar Adhikari
8. Flexible and Wearable Strain Sensors
Ömer F. Ünsal, Ayşe Çelik Bedeloğlu
9. Metal Oxide-Based Flexible and Wearable Sensors
Bakhytzhan Baptayev , Yerbolat Tashenov, Mannix P. Balanay
10. Transition Metal Chalcogenide-Based Flexible and Wearable Sensors
G. Subashini, C. Nithya
11. Recent Development in MXenes for Advanced Flexible Sensors
Sagar Sardana, Aman Mahajan
12. Hydrogel-Based Flexible and Wearable Sensors
Neda Zalpour, Mahmoud Roushani
13. Multifunctional Flexible and Wearable Sensors
Naveen Kumar, Jyoti Rani, Rajnish Kurchania
14. Nanocomposite-Based Flexible and Wearable Sensors
Soheil Jalali, Sadaf Mehrasa, Shadi Fathi, Fahimeh Hooriabad Saboor
15. Electrochemical Wearable Sensors Based on Laser-Induced Graphene for Health Monitoring
Eider Aparicio-Martínez, Rocio B. Dominguez
16. Textile-Based Flexible and Wearable Sensors
Fatma S. Erdonmez, Ayse Çelik Bedeloğlu
17. Color-Based Flexible and Wearable Sensors
Sahar Foroughirad, Behnaz Ranjbar, Zahra Ranjbar
18. Self-Powered Sensors
Sarbaranjan Paria, Haradhan Kolya, Changwoon Nah, Chun-Won Kang
19. Stretchable and Self-Healing Sensors
Hatice Aylin Karahan Toprakci, Ozan Toprakci
20. Flexible and Wearable Sensors for Biomedical Applications
Hamide Ehtesabi
21. Role of Additive Manufacturing in Flexible and Wearable Sensors
Mansour Mahmoudpour, Zahra Karimzadeh, Abolghasem Jouyban, Jafar Soleymani
22. Current Challenges and Perspective of Flexible and Wearable Sensors
Shubham Mishra, Tania K. Naqvi, Prabhat K. Dwivedi
Biography
Dr. Ram K. Gupta is an Associate Professor at Pittsburg State University. Dr. Gupta’s research focuses on nanomagnetism, nanomaterials, green energy production and storage using conducting polymers and composites, electrocatalysts for fuel cells, optoelectronics and photovoltaics devices, organic-inorganic hetero-junctions for sensors, bio-based polymers, bio-compatible nanofibers for tissue regeneration, scaffold and antibacterial applications, and biodegradable metallic implants. Dr. Gupta has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles, made over 350 national/international/regional presentations, chaired many sessions at national/international meetings, and edited/written several books/chapters for leading publishers. He has received several million dollars for research and educational activities from external agencies. He is currently serving as Associate Editor, Guest Editor, and Editorial Board Member for various journals.
