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¹Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA. evanwang@utexas.edu.

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Hydrogels offer advanced bioelectronic systems for seamless human-device interaction. These adaptable materials enable stable signal acquisition and coupled sensing-actuation for personalized healthcare applications.

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Area of Science:

Biomaterials Science
Bioelectronics
Materials Engineering

Background:

Hydrogels are advanced materials with high water content and tunable conductivity, ideal for bioelectronic interfaces.
They offer advantages over traditional materials, including softness, stretchability, and biocompatibility.
Hydrogels bridge the gap between electronics and biological systems for improved device performance.

Purpose of the Study:

To review recent advancements in hydrogel-integrated multimodal bioelectronic systems.
To highlight hydrogels' unique properties and advantages for biointerfacing.
To discuss current and future applications of hydrogel-based bioelectronics.

Main Methods:

Literature review of recent research on hydrogel-based bioelectronic systems.
Comparison of hydrogels with conventional biointerface materials.
Analysis of system-level demonstrations in various biomedical domains.

Main Results:

Hydrogels enable conformal, low-impedance, and biocompatible contact with tissues.
Key advantages include stretchability, breathability, ionic conduction, and tissue compatibility.
Demonstrated applications include brain monitoring, gastrointestinal diagnostics, and cardiac care.

Conclusions:

Hydrogel-based bioelectronic systems offer adaptive interfaces with stable signal acquisition and sensing-actuation functions.
Challenges remain in long-term stability, manufacturing, and microelectronic integration.
Opportunities exist for clinically deployable, autonomous, and personalized hydrogel bioelectronic systems.