Printed and Flexible Sensor Technology

Fabrication and applications

Edited by Subhas Mukhopadhyay, Anindya Nag

Publication date:

06 December 2021

Length of book:

466 pages

Publisher

Institute Of Physics Publishing

Dimensions:

254x178mm
7x10"

ISBN-13: 9780750334372

This book reviews and showcases the design, fabrication and implementation of printed and flexible sensors and their range of applications. Since the use of flexible sensors has been demonstrated in almost every sector researchers are working towards optimization of present technologies and the implementation of new approaches, especially in light of developments emerging in printed and flexible electronics research. Some of the common issues faced and discussed include sensor stability in dynamic environments, non-availability of point-of-care devices, multifunctional sensing prototypes, requirement of high input power, saturation of sensitivity, difficulty in replacement of sensors operating in harsh real-time environments and need of biocompatible sensors for health monitoring.

Key Features

Review of the various classes of printed flexible sensors and their applications
Embraces fabrication and characterization methods.
Included applications for biomedical, industrial and environmental sciences.
Includes present challenges and future directions.
Contributions by international experts in their respective fields.

Preface

1 Printed and flexible sensors: a review of products and techniques

2 Printed flexible sensors for academic research

3 Fabrication of printed flexible sensors: challenges and possible outcomes

4 Advances in printable devices for biomedical applications

5 Laser-induced graphene: advances in electro-biochemical sensing and energy application

6 Fabrication and applications of wearable microfluidic devices for Point-of-care sampling, manipulation, and testing

7 Single-wall carbon nanotube for flexible and printed electronics

8 Flexible strain sensors using graphene and its composites

9 Screen-printed electrochemical and impedance biosensors

10 Cellulose paper for flexible electronics; Design and Technology

11 Graphene-based implantable electrode for neural recording/stimulation

12 Screen-printed electrode-based sensor for biological and chemical species detection

13 3D printed enzymatic biofuel cell incorporated with graphene and modified graphite bioelectrodes: a comparative study

14 Development, simulation and characterization of a novel incontinence sensor system using 2D-printing technology with conductive polymer PEDOT:PSS

15 Flexible and transparent ‘self-adhesive’ thin-film strain, impact, force, pressure and temperature sensors: An experimental study

16 Fabrication and characterization of CeO2 thin-film based oxygen sensors

17 Humidity detection in low ppm using printable flexible sensors

18 Printable and flexible sensor for droplet detection

19 Flexible and conformal antennas for wireless communication and sensing applications

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the different approaches, possibilities and challenges in the implementation flexible sensors and related platforms. Along 19 chapters, the book provides a comprehensive overview on the state of the art of flexible sensor technology, dealing with different fabrication approaches, material types and application sectors.

This book constitutes an extensive roadmap of the current developments as well as prospects for future devices based on printed and flexible technologies.

Francisco Falcone, Contemporary Physics, May 2023