Phys.org March 25, 2024
The dissemination of sensors could advance the sustainability and quality of our lives. Sensors based on printable electronic materials offer the ideal platform: they can be fabricated through simple methods (e.g., printing and coating) and are compatible with high-throughput roll-to-roll processing; printable electronic materials often allow the fabrication of sensors on flexible/stretchable/biodegradable substrates. Device innovations to enhance their ability to transduce external stimuli—light, ionizing radiation, pressure, strain, force, temperature, gas, vapours, humidity, and other chemical and biological analytes are necessary. An international team of researchers (Canada, Italy, USA – University of Wisconsin, Northwestern University, the Netherlands, South Korea, France, Italy) has developed a Roadmap that brings together the viewpoints of experts in various printable sensing materials,and devices to provide insights into the status and outlook of the field. Alongside recent materials and device innovations, the roadmap discusses the key outstanding challenges pertaining to each printable sensing technology. The Roadmap points to promising directions to overcome these challenges and thus enable ubiquitous sensing for a sustainable, ‘intelligent’ world… read more. Open Access TECHNICAL ARTICLE (accepted manuscript)
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