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Advanced Biosensors for Emerging Wearables, Smart Textiles, and Medical Devices

A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374). This special issue belongs to the section "Wearable Biosensors".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2023) | Viewed by 18844

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Dongxiao Ji

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Key Laboratory of Textile Science & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
Interests: smart textiles; nanomaterials; functional fibers
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Prof. Dr. Seeram Ramakrishna

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore
Interests: circular economy; sustainability; energy; biomaterials; nanofibers
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Emerging wearables, smart textiles, and medical devices can detect the human body and the surrounding environment. They are new interactive interfaces between human and nature, representing the latest direction of scientific and technological development. The rise of these new devices puts forward higher requirements for biosensors, such as being softer, finer and safer. Based on the innovative biochemical sensing mechanisms and the recent advances in material science, the advanced biosensor-enabled wearables are beginning to transform almost every aspect of our daily life. This Special Issue focuses on recent theoretical developments and the practical applications of advanced bioensors for emerging wearables, smart textiles, and medical devices. It aims to attract researchers from academia and industry to advance the existing knowledge of soft, fine, smart and safe bioensors and to generate new ideas for future applications and new technologies.

Dr. Dongxiao Ji
Prof. Dr. Seeram Ramakrishna
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Biosensors is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • biosensor
  • smart textiles
  • medical devices
  • surface coatings and functionalizations
  • nanomaterials
  • integrate
  • soft materials
  • green energy

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Epidermal Wearable Biosensors for Monitoring Biomarkers of Chronic Disease in Sweat
by Xichen Yuan, Chen Li, Xu Yin, Yang Yang, Bowen Ji, Yinbo Niu and Li Ren
Biosensors 2023, 13(3), 313; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios13030313 - 23 Feb 2023
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Biological information detection technology is mainly used for the detection of physiological and biochemical parameters closely related to human tissues and organ lesions, such as biomarkers. This technology has important value in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of chronic diseases in their early [...] Read more.
Biological information detection technology is mainly used for the detection of physiological and biochemical parameters closely related to human tissues and organ lesions, such as biomarkers. This technology has important value in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of chronic diseases in their early stages. Wearable biosensors can be integrated with the Internet of Things and Big Data to realize the detection, transmission, storage, and comprehensive analysis of human physiological and biochemical information. This technology has extremely wide applications and considerable market prospects in frontier fields including personal health monitoring, chronic disease diagnosis and management, and home medical care. In this review, we systematically summarized the sweat biomarkers, introduced the sweat extraction and collection methods, and discussed the application and development of epidermal wearable biosensors for monitoring biomarkers in sweat in preclinical research in recent years. In addition, the current challenges and development prospects in this field were discussed. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Biosensors for Emerging Wearables, Smart Textiles, and Medical Devices)
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Smart Mask as Wearable for Post-Pandemic Personal Healthcare
by Jingcheng Li, Jing Yin, Seeram Ramakrishna and Dongxiao Ji
Biosensors 2023, 13(2), 205; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios13020205 - 30 Jan 2023
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A mask serves as a simple external barrier that protects humans from infectious particles from poor air conditions in the surrounding environment. As an important personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect our respiratory system, masks are able not only to filter pathogens and [...] Read more.
A mask serves as a simple external barrier that protects humans from infectious particles from poor air conditions in the surrounding environment. As an important personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect our respiratory system, masks are able not only to filter pathogens and dust particles but also to sense, reflect or even respond to environmental conditions. This smartness is of particular interest among academia and industries due to its potential in disease detection, health monitoring and caring aspects. In this review, we provide an overlook of the current air filtration strategies used in masks, from structural designs to integrated functional modules that empower the mask’s ability to sense and transfer physiological or environmental information to become smart. Specifically, we discussed recent developments in masks designed to detect macroscopic physiological signals from the wearer and mask-based disease diagnoses, such as COVID-19. Further, we propose the concept of next-generation smart masks and the requirements from material selection and function design perspectives that enable masks to interact and play crucial roles in health-caring wearables. Full article
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Flexible Textile-Based Sweat Sensors for Wearable Applications
by Jing Yin, Jingcheng Li, Vundrala Sumedha Reddy, Dongxiao Ji, Seeram Ramakrishna and Lan Xu
Biosensors 2023, 13(1), 127; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios13010127 - 12 Jan 2023
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The current physical health care system has gradually evolved into a form of virtual hospitals communicating with sensors, which can not only save time but can also diagnose a patient’s physical condition in real time. Textile-based wearable sensors have recently been identified as [...] Read more.
The current physical health care system has gradually evolved into a form of virtual hospitals communicating with sensors, which can not only save time but can also diagnose a patient’s physical condition in real time. Textile-based wearable sensors have recently been identified as detection platforms with high potential. They are developed for the real-time noninvasive detection of human physiological information to comprehensively analyze the health status of the human body. Sweat comprises various chemical compositions, which can be used as biomarkers to reflect the relevant information of the human physiology, thus providing references for health conditions. Combined together, textile-based sweat sensors are more flexible and comfortable than other conventional sensors, making them easily integrated into the wearable field. In this short review, the research progress of textile-based flexible sweat sensors was reviewed. Three mechanisms commonly used for textile-based sweat sensors were firstly contrasted with an introduction to their materials and preparation processes. The components of textile-based sweat sensors, which mainly consist of a sweat transportation channel and collector, a signal-selection unit, sensing elements and sensor integration and communication technologies, were reviewed. The applications of textile-based sweat sensors with different mechanisms were also presented. Finally, the existing problems and challenges of sweat sensors were summarized, which may contribute to promote their further development. Full article
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Emerging Materials, Wearables, and Diagnostic Advancements in Therapeutic Treatment of Brain Diseases
by Brindha Ramasubramanian, Vundrala Sumedha Reddy, Vijila Chellappan and Seeram Ramakrishna
Biosensors 2022, 12(12), 1176; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios12121176 - 16 Dec 2022
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Among the most critical health issues, brain illnesses, such as neurodegenerative conditions and tumors, lower quality of life and have a significant economic impact. Implantable technology and nano-drug carriers have enormous promise for cerebral brain activity sensing and regulated therapeutic application in the [...] Read more.
Among the most critical health issues, brain illnesses, such as neurodegenerative conditions and tumors, lower quality of life and have a significant economic impact. Implantable technology and nano-drug carriers have enormous promise for cerebral brain activity sensing and regulated therapeutic application in the treatment and detection of brain illnesses. Flexible materials are chosen for implantable devices because they help reduce biomechanical mismatch between the implanted device and brain tissue. Additionally, implanted biodegradable devices might lessen any autoimmune negative effects. The onerous subsequent operation for removing the implanted device is further lessened with biodegradability. This review expands on current developments in diagnostic technologies such as magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, mass spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, angiography, and electroencephalogram while providing an overview of prevalent brain diseases. As far as we are aware, there hasn’t been a single review article that addresses all the prevalent brain illnesses. The reviewer also looks into the prospects for the future and offers suggestions for the direction of future developments in the treatment of brain diseases. Full article
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