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 IntroductionMuhammad A. Butt, Nikolay L. Kazanskiy, Svetlana N. Khonina 2. Materials and Technologies for Flexible and Wearable SensorsArpana Agrawala, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain 3. Design Principles of Flexible and Wearable SensorsSamia Nawaz, Uswa Shafqat,Komal Rizwan 4. Functionalized Materials for Improved Sensing Selcan Karakus 5. Recent Advances in Flexible and Wearable SensorsÖzgür Yasin Keskin, Erdem Tevfik Özdemir, Mustafa Erol, Aylin Altinisik Tagaç 6. Recent Advances in Flexible, Stretchable, and Self-Healing SensorsHai Wang, Meijie Qu, Rui Zhang, Yuezhen Bin 7. Properties and Applications of Conjugated Polymers for Flexible Electronics: Current Trends and PerspectivesYub N. Thapa, Bhim P. Kafle, Rameshwar Adhikari 8. Flexible and Wearable Strain Sensors Ömer F. Ünsal, Ayse Çelik Bedeloglu 9. Metal Oxide-Based Flexible and Wearable SensorsBakhytzhan Baptayev , Yerbolat Tashenov, Mannix P. Balanay 10. Transition Metal Chalcogenide-Based Flexible and Wearable SensorsG. Subashini, C. Nithya 11. Recent Development in MXenes for Advanced Flexible SensorsSagar Sardana, Aman Mahajan 12. Hydrogel-Based Flexible and Wearable Sensors Neda Zalpour, Mahmoud Roushani 13. Multifunctional Flexible and Wearable SensorsNaveen 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 MonitoringEider Aparicio-Martínez, Rocio B. Dominguez 16. Textile-Based Flexible and Wearable Sensors Fatma S. Erdonmez, Ayse Çelik Bedeloglu 17. Color-Based Flexible and Wearable SensorsSahar Foroughirad, Behnaz Ranjbar, Zahra Ranjbar 18. Self-Powered SensorsSarbaranjan Paria, Haradhan Kolya, Changwoon Nah, Chun-Won Kang 19. Stretchable and Self-Healing SensorsHatice Aylin Karahan Toprakci, Ozan Toprakci 20. Flexible and Wearable Sensors for Biomedical ApplicationsHamide Ehtesabi 21. Role of Additive Manufacturing in Flexible and Wearable SensorsMansour 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

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.