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Synthesize recent advances in naturally sourced hydrogels and outline design principles for flexible, multi-functional healthcare sensing systems.

January 1, 2023Chemical Society Reviews

Naturally sourced hydrogels: emerging fundamental materials for next-generation healthcare sensing

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ZWZhenwu WangAnalysis and Testing Centre HWHua WeiNanjing Hydraulic Research Institute YHYouju HuangQingdao Agricultural University

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Review demonstrates the utility of naturally sourced hydrogels in flexible sensing devices, highlighting new pathways for wearable and implantable healthcare monitoring.

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Synthesize recent advances in naturally sourced hydrogels and outline design principles for flexible, multi-functional healthcare sensing systems.
Conducted a comprehensive review of biomass-derived polymers, evaluating their mechanical, electrical, and physicochemical properties for bioelectronics.
Analyzed fabrication strategies and architectural designs for wearable and implantable sensing devices targeting pressure, strain, temperature, and biomarkers.
Identified polysaccharides, proteins, and polypeptides as biocompatible structural matrices with tunable physicochemical properties for flexible sensors.
Categorized functional device architectures enabling real-time monitoring of physiological signals, including pressure, mechanical strain, temperature changes, and biochemical markers.
Outlined engineering bottlenecks and future translation requirements for scaling natural hydrogel fabrication in clinical and personal health bioelectronics.

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Wang et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fca4ba2bd1d6a2a7ddafda https://doi.org/10.1039/d2cs00813k

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Review demonstrates the utility of naturally sourced hydrogels in flexible sensing devices, highlighting new pathways for wearable and implantable healthcare monitoring.

Naturally sourced hydrogels: emerging fundamental materials for next-generation healthcare sensing

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Naturally sourced hydrogels: emerging fundamental materials for next-generation healthcare sensing

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