Flexible Sensors Based on Conductive Polymers

Conductive polymers have attracted wide attention since their discovery due to their unique properties such as good electrical conductivity, thermal and chemical stability, and low cost. With different possibilities of preparation and deposition on surfaces, they present unique and tunable structures. Because of the ease of incorporating different elements to form composite materials, conductive polymers have been widely used in a plethora of applications. Their inherent mechanical tolerance limit makes them ideal for flexible devices, such as electrodes for batteries, artificial muscles, organic electronics, and sensors. As the demand for the next generation of (wearable) personal and flexible sensing devices is increasing, this review aims to discuss and summarize the recent manufacturing advances made on flexible electrochemical sensors.

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Conductive polymers have gained attention for their unique properties and tunable structures, making them widely used in various applications. This review focuses on discussing the recent advances in manufacturing flexible electrochemical sensors, in response to the increasing demand for wearable personal sensing devices.