Issue 2, 2019

Advanced electronic skin devices for healthcare applications

Abstract

Electronic skin, a kind of flexible electronic device and system inspired by human skin, has emerged as a promising candidate for wearable personal healthcare applications. Wearable electronic devices with skin-like properties will provide platforms for continuous and real-time monitoring of human physiological signals such as tissue pressure, body motion, temperature, metabolites, electrolyte balance, and disease-related biomarkers. Transdermal drug delivery devices can also be integrated into electronic skin to enhance its non-invasive, real-time dynamic therapy functions. This review summarizes the recent progress in electronic skin devices for applications in human health monitoring and therapy systems as well as several potential mass production technologies such as inkjet printing and 3D printing. The opportunities and challenges in broadening the applications of electronic skin devices in practical healthcare are also discussed.

Graphical abstract: Advanced electronic skin devices for healthcare applications

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
30 Oct 2018
Accepted
28 Nov 2018
First published
29 Nov 2018

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 173-197

Advanced electronic skin devices for healthcare applications

Z. Ma, S. Li, H. Wang, W. Cheng, Y. Li, L. Pan and Y. Shi, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019, 7, 173 DOI: 10.1039/C8TB02862A

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