Flexible and Wearable Acoustic Wave Technologies

Jian Zhou, Yihao Guo, Zhangbin Ji, Qian Zhang, Fenglin Zhuo, Jingting Luo, Ran Tao, Jin Xie, Julien Reboud, Glen McHale, Shurong Dong, Jikui Luo, Huigao Duan, Yongqing Fu*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract / Description of output

Flexible and wearable acoustic wave technology has recently attracted tremendous attention due to their wide-range applications in wearable electronics, sensing, acoustofluidics and lab-on-a-chip, attributed to its advantages such as low power consumption, small size, easy fabrication, and passive/wireless capabilities. Great effort has recently been made in technology development, fabrication, and characterization of rationally designed structures for next-generation acoustic wave based flexible electronics. Herein, advances in fundamental principles, design, fabrication, and applications of flexible and wearable acoustic wave devices are reviewed. Challenges in material selections (including both flexible substrate and piezoelectric film) and structural designs for high-performance flexible and wearable acoustic wave devices are discussed. Recent advances in fabrication strategies, wave mode theory, working mechanisms, bending behavior and performance/evaluation are reviewed. Key applications in wearable and flexible sensors and acoustofluidics, as well as lab-on-a-chip systems are discussed. Finally, major challenges and future perspectives in this field are highlighted.
Original languageEnglish
Article number021311
JournalApplied Physics Reviews
Volume10
Issue number2
Early online date23 May 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2023

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • flexible
  • wearable
  • surface acoustic wave
  • Piezoelectric
  • sensor
  • Lab-on-chip

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