Purpose

This paper aims to encompass the technological advancements in the area of flexible sensing electronics fabrication particularly for wearable device development applications. In the recent past, it is evident that there is a tremendous growth in the field of flexible electronics and sensors fabrication technologies all around the world. Even though, there is a significant amount of research has been carried in the past decade, but still there is a huge need for exploring novel materials for low temperature processing, optimized printing methods and customized printing devices with accurate feature control.

Design/methodology/approach

The author has done an extensive literature survey in the proposed area and found that the researchers are showing significant interest in exploring novel materials, new conductive ink processing methods suitable for additive manufacturing, and fabrication technologies for developing the plastic substrate-based flexible electronics for the on growing demands of wearable devices in the market.

Findings

The author has consolidated some of the recent advancements in the area of flexible sensing electronics using the inkjet-printing platform carried out by the researchers. The novel customized inkjet-printing technology, materials selections for device development, compatibility of the materials for the inkjet-printing process and the interesting results of the devices fabricated are highlighted in this paper.

Originality/value

The author has reported the novel inkjet-printing platforms explored by researchers in the recent past for various applications which primarily includes gas sensing. The author has consolidated in a crisp manner about the technology, materials compatible for inkjet-printing, and the exciting results of the printed devices. The author has reported the advantages and challenges of the proposed methods by the researchers. This work will bridge the technical gap in the inkjet-printing technology and will be useful for the researchers to take forward the research work on this domain to the next level.

中文翻译：

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用于可穿戴设备的喷墨打印柔性传感电子设备的最新发展：综述

目的

本文旨在涵盖特别是可穿戴设备开发应用中的柔性传感电子制造领域的技术进步。在最近的过去，很明显，全世界的柔性电子和传感器制造技术领域都有了巨大的增长。尽管在过去的十年中进行了大量的研究，但是仍然迫切需要探索用于低温处理的新型材料，优化的打印方法以及具有精确特征控制的定制打印设备。

设计/方法/方法

作者在提议的领域进行了广泛的文献调查，发现研究人员对探索新材料，适用于增材制造的新型导电油墨处理方法，以及用于研发用于塑料基板的柔性电子技术的制造技术表现出极大的兴趣。市场对可穿戴设备需求的增长。

发现

作者利用研究人员进行的喷墨打印平台，巩固了在柔性传感电子领域的一些最新进展。本文着重介绍了新颖的定制喷墨打印技术，用于设备开发的材料选择，用于喷墨打印过程的材料的兼容性以及所制造设备的有趣结果。

创意/价值

作者报告了研究人员在最近开发的新颖的喷墨打印平台，这些平台主要用于各种应用，其中主要包括气体传感。作者对技术，与喷墨打印兼容的材料以及打印设备的令人兴奋的结果进行了清晰的整理。作者已经报告了研究人员提出的方法的优点和挑战。这项工作将弥合喷墨打印技术的技术差距，对研究人员将这一领域的研究工作推向新的高度将是有用的。