Journal
MATERIALS
Volume 13, Issue 16, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma13163587
Keywords
functional nanomaterials; printing of nanomaterials; flexible hybrid electronics (FHE); wearable systems; implantable devices
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Funding
- Alzheimer's Association [2019-AARGD-NTF-643460]
- National Institutes of Health [NIH R21AG064309]
- National Science Foundation [CBET-1707056]
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Recent advances in nanomaterial preparation and printing technologies provide unique opportunities to develop flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) for various healthcare applications. Unlike the costly, multi-step, and error-prone cleanroom-based nano-microfabrication, the printing of nanomaterials offers advantages, including cost-effectiveness, high-throughput, reliability, and scalability. Here, this review summarizes the most up-to-date nanomaterials, methods of nanomaterial printing, and system integrations to fabricate advanced FHE in wearable and implantable applications. Detailed strategies to enhance the resolution, uniformity, flexibility, and durability of nanomaterial printing are summarized. We discuss the sensitivity, functionality, and performance of recently reported printed electronics with application areas in wearable sensors, prosthetics, and health monitoring implantable systems. Collectively, the main contribution of this paper is in the summary of the essential requirements of material properties, mechanisms for printed sensors, and electronics.
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