Department of Electronic Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08222 Terrassa, Spain.
Sensors (Basel). 2023 Nov 10;23(22):9103. doi: 10.3390/s23229103.
The field of flexible electronics is undergoing an exponential evolution due to the demand of the industry for wearable devices, wireless communication devices and networks, healthcare sensing devices and the technology around the Internet of Things (IoT) framework. E-tex tiles are attracting attention from within the healthcare areas, amongst others, for providing the possibility of developing continuous patient monitoring solutions and customized devices to accommodate each patient's specific needs. This review paper summarizes multiple approaches investigated in the literature for wearable/flexible resonators working as antenna-based systems, sensors and filters with special attention paid to the integration to flexible materials, especially textiles. This review manuscript provides a general overview of the flexible resonators' advantages and drawbacks, materials, fabrication techniques and processes and applications. Finally, the main challenges and future prospects of wearable resonators are discussed.
柔性电子领域由于行业对可穿戴设备、无线通信设备和网络、医疗保健传感设备以及物联网(IoT)框架技术的需求,正在经历指数级的发展。电子纺织品尤其受到医疗保健领域的关注,因为它为开发连续的患者监测解决方案和定制设备以适应每个患者的特定需求提供了可能性。本文综述了文献中研究的多种方法,用于可穿戴/柔性谐振器作为基于天线的系统、传感器和滤波器工作,特别关注与柔性材料(尤其是纺织品)的集成。本文综述性论文提供了对柔性谐振器的优点和缺点、材料、制造技术和工艺以及应用的概述。最后,讨论了可穿戴谐振器的主要挑战和未来前景。