Sensors are becoming more demanding in all spheres of human activities for their advancement in terms of fabrication and cost. Several methods of fabrication and configurations exist which provide them myriad of applications. However, the advantage of fabrication for sensors lies with bulk fabrication and processing techniques. Exhaustive study for process advancement towards miniaturization from the advent of MEMS technology has been going on and progressing at high pace and has reached a highly advanced level wherein batch production and low cost alternatives provide a competitive performance. A look back to this advancement and thus understanding the route further is essential which is the core of this review in light of nanomaterials and printed technology based sensors. A subjective appraisal of these developments in sensor architecture from the advent of MEMS technology converging present date novel materials and process technologies through this article help us understand the path further.

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使用纳米材料和印刷技术的大面积柔性压力/应变传感器和阵列。

人类活动的各个领域对传感器在制造和成本方面的进步提出了越来越高的要求。存在多种制造和配置方法，为它们提供了无数的应用。然而，传感器制造的优势在于批量制造和加工技术。自 MEMS 技术出现以来，对小型化工艺进步的详尽研究一直在高速进行，并已达到高度先进的水平，其中批量生产和低成本替代方案提供了具有竞争力的性能。回顾这一进展并进一步了解该路线至关重要，这是本次审查基于纳米材料和印刷技术的传感器的核心。本文对 MEMS 技术的出现以及融合了当今新型材料和工艺技术的传感器架构的发展进行了主观评估，有助于我们进一步了解这一路径。