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Mechanically Active Materials and Devices for Bio-Interfaced Pressure Sensors-A Review.
Zhongyi Nie1, Jean Won Kwak2,3, Mengdi Han1
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Future Technology, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
|August 11, 2022
Summary
Soft pressure sensors are crucial for monitoring physiological health and preventing injuries. Recent advances in materials and designs enable safer, continuous monitoring of internal body pressures for better patient care.
Area of Science:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Materials Science
- Physiology
Background:
- Internal and external pressures are vital indicators of physiological health and injury risk.
- Conditions like traumatic brain injuries, hypertension, skin ulcers, and edema highlight the need for accurate pressure monitoring.
- Current challenges include developing soft, high-performance pressure sensors for safe, long-term biological tissue interfacing.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review recent advancements in mechanically active materials and structural designs for soft pressure sensors.
- To explore the applications of these sensors in implantable and wearable systems.
- To discuss unique capabilities such as wireless monitoring, minimally invasive deployment, and biodegradability.
Main Methods:
- Review of recent literature on soft pressure sensor technologies.
- Analysis of mechanically active materials and structural designs.
- Categorization of sensor applications in biomedical contexts.
Main Results:
- Significant progress in developing soft pressure sensors with enhanced performance and biocompatibility.
- Demonstration of diverse applications including continuous wireless monitoring and minimally invasive diagnostics.
- Highlighting sensors with natural degradation and multiplexed mapping capabilities.
Conclusions:
- Soft pressure sensors represent a rapidly growing field with substantial potential in materials and biomedical research.
- Future opportunities lie in overcoming current challenges to enable more sophisticated and widespread clinical applications.
- These sensors offer promising avenues for improved patient monitoring and diagnosis.
