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ReviewMicromachines2022

Review of Flexible Wearable Sensor Devices for Biomedical Application.

Xueli Nan, Xin Wang, Tongtong Kang, Jiale Zhang, Lanxiao Dong, Jinfeng Dong, Peng Xia, Donglai Wei

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In one paragraph

Review in Micromachines, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
29citing papers in PubMed
6.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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

29 citing papers in PubMed, 86 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Biopiezoelectric-based nanomaterials; a promising strategy in cancer therapy.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2025
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  18. Research on Flexible Sensors for Wearable Devices: A Review.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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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

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xueli NanSchool of Automation and Software Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Xin WangSchool of Automation and Software Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7464-3565
Tongtong KangSchool of Automation and Software Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Jiale ZhangSchool of Automation and Software Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Lanxiao DongSchool of Automation and Software Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Jinfeng DongSchool of Automation and Software Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Peng XiaSchool of Mathematical Sciences, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Donglai WeiSchool of Mathematical Sciences, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Shanxi University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 61804090
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the development of cross-fertilisation in various disciplines, flexible wearable sensing technologies have emerged, bringing together many disciplines, such as biomedicine, materials science, control science, and communication technology. Over the past few years, the development of multiple types of flexible wearable devices that are widely used for the detection of human physiological signals has proven that flexible wearable devices have strong biocompatibility and a great potential for further development. These include electronic skin patches, soft robots, bio-batteries, and personalised medical devices. In this review, we present an updated overview of emerging flexible wearable sensor devices for biomedical applications and a comprehensive summary of the research progress and potential of flexible sensors. First, we describe the selection and fabrication of flexible materials and their excellent electrochemical properties. We evaluate the mechanisms by which these sensor devices work, and then we categorise and compare the unique advantages of a variety of sensor devices from the perspective of in vitro and in vivo sensing, as well as some exciting applications in the human body. Finally, we summarise the opportunities and challenges in the field of flexible wearable devices.

Indexed as

biomedicalflexible materialsflexible wearablesensors

Identifiers

PMID36144018
PMCPMC9505309
OpenAlexW4293761140

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Registered trials

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