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Daeyeon Won¹, Junhyuk Bang¹, Seok Hwan Choi¹

¹Applied Nano and Thermal Science Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.

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Transparent wearable electronics offer advanced health monitoring by preserving visual data and improving comfort. This review covers materials, devices, and applications for these emerging transparent technologies.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Biomedical Engineering
Optoelectronics

Background:

Wearable electronics are advancing for real-time health monitoring and augmented reality.
Current efforts focus on stretchability, flexibility, and softness for body integration.
Optical properties, particularly transparency, are underexplored but crucial for advanced diagnostics and user acceptance.

Purpose of the Study:

To comprehensively review advancements in transparent wearable electronics.
To discuss materials, processing, device components, and applications.
To highlight the importance of transparency for integrated health monitoring and imperceptibility.

Main Methods:

Review of recent literature on transparent wearable electronics.
Discussion of material characteristics, synthesis, and property enhancement strategies.
Examination of bridging techniques for soft body integration and performance of electronic components.

Main Results:

Materials, processing, and device architectures for transparent wearables are detailed.
Bridging techniques for stable integration with the human body are explored.
Sensors, energy devices, actuators, and displays are analyzed for performance.

Conclusions:

Transparent wearable electronics offer significant potential for health monitoring and augmented reality.
Further research is needed to address remaining challenges in materials, integration, and device performance.
The field shows promising prospects for unobtrusive and advanced wearable systems.