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Flexible Photonic Materials and Devices: Synthetic Strategies, Sensing Properties, and Wearable Applications

Chunhuan Zhang, Yong Sheng Zhao

Advanced Materials· Volume 37· Issue 49
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Abstract

Abstract Wearable technology is becoming increasingly visible in the daily life for improving human health and performance. Flexible photonics is rapidly emerging as a promising platform for advancing the wearable technology. The development and innovative use of flexible photonic materials play crucial roles in designing flexible sensor devices for wearable applications. Here it is aimed to summarize the key advancements in developing flexible photonic materials and devices for wearable sensing applications. In turn the synthetic strategies, sensing properties, and wearable applications of flexible photonic materials and devices will be comprehensively discussed. Finally, it is attempted to give an outlook on the future challenges and research trends in this fascinating field.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials · Conducting polymers and applications · Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications

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Affiliations

Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 China

Beijing Institute of Technology Zhuhai 519088 China

Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China

School of Chemical Science University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China

Funding

Chinese Academy of Sciences · National Natural Science Foundation of China · Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China · Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences

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