Zhang Hang, Zhang Yihui
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
Applied Mechanics Laboratory, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Materials (Basel). 2023 Dec 26;17(1):123. doi: 10.3390/ma17010123.
Over the past decade, there has been a significant surge in interest in flexible mechanical force sensing devices and systems. Tremendous efforts have been devoted to the development of flexible mechanical force sensors for daily healthcare and medical diagnosis, driven by the increasing demand for wearable/portable devices in long-term healthcare and precision medicine. In this review, we summarize recent advances in diverse categories of flexible mechanical force sensors, covering piezoresistive, capacitive, piezoelectric, triboelectric, magnetoelastic, and other force sensors. This review focuses on their working principles, design strategies and applications in healthcare and diagnosis, with an emphasis on the interplay among the sensor architecture, performance, and application scenario. Finally, we provide perspectives on the remaining challenges and opportunities in this field, with particular discussions on problem-driven force sensor designs, as well as developments of novel sensor architectures and intelligent mechanical force sensing systems.
在过去十年中,人们对柔性机械力传感设备和系统的兴趣显著激增。在长期医疗保健和精准医学中,由于对可穿戴/便携式设备的需求不断增加,人们为开发用于日常医疗保健和医学诊断的柔性机械力传感器付出了巨大努力。在本综述中,我们总结了各类柔性机械力传感器的最新进展,涵盖压阻式、电容式、压电式、摩擦电式、磁弹性式及其他力传感器。本综述重点关注其工作原理、设计策略以及在医疗保健和诊断中的应用,特别强调传感器架构、性能和应用场景之间的相互作用。最后,我们对该领域尚存的挑战和机遇提出了展望,尤其讨论了问题驱动的力传感器设计,以及新型传感器架构和智能机械力传感系统的发展。