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ReviewiScience2021

Paper-based wearable electronics.

Yadong Xu, Qihui Fei, Margaret Page, Ganggang Zhao, Yun Ling, Samuel B Stoll, Zheng Yan

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Review in iScience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Yadong XuDepartment of Biomedical, Biological & Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
Qihui FeiDepartment of Biomedical, Biological & Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
Margaret PageDepartment of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
Ganggang ZhaoDepartment of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
Yun LingDepartment of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
Samuel B StollDepartment of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
Zheng YanDepartment of Biomedical, Biological & Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Skin-interfaced wearable electronics can find a broad spectrum of applications in healthcare, human-machine interface, robotics, and others. The state-of-the-art wearable electronics usually suffer from costly and complex fabrication procedures and nonbiodegradable polymer substrates. Paper, comprising entangled micro- or nano-scale cellulose fibers, is compatible with scalable fabrication techniques and emerges as a sustainable, inexpensive, disposable, and biocompatible substrate for wearable electronics. Given various attractive properties (e.g., breathability, flexibility, biocompatibility, and biodegradability) and rich tunability of surface chemistry and porous structures, paper offers many exciting opportunities for wearable electronics. In this review, we first introduce the intriguing properties of paper-based wearable electronics and strategies for cellulose modifications to satisfy specific demands. We then overview the applications of paper-based devices in biosensing, energy storage and generation, optoelectronics, soft actuators, and several others. Finally, we discuss some challenges that need to be addressed before practical uses and wide implementation of paper-based wearable electronics.

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BiodevicesBioelectronicsElectronic materials

Identifiers

PMID34278252
PMCPMC8261674

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