Pressures generated by external forces or by internal body processes represent parameters
of critical importance in diagnosing physiological health and in anticipating injuries …

Abstract The World Health Organization reported that 4.2 million deaths every year were a
direct result of exposure to ambient air pollution (NO 2, SO 2, NH 3, CO 2, CO, CH 4). There …

Integrated circuits based on complementary metal-oxide–semiconductors (CMOS) are at the
heart of the technological revolution of the past 40 years, enabling compact and low-cost …

The development of pressure sensors is crucial for the implementation of electronic skins
and for health monitoring integrated into novel wearable devices. Tremendous effort is …

Micro-and nanoelectromechanical systems have numerous applications in sensing and
signal transduction. Many properties benefit from reducing the system size to the nanoscale …

The unique properties and atomic thickness of two-dimensional (2D) materials enable
smaller and better nanoelectromechanical sensors with novel functionalities. During the last …

Two-dimensional (2D) layered materials are ideal for micro-and nanoelectromechanical
systems (MEMS/NEMS) due to their ultimate thinness. Platinum diselenide (PtSe2), an …

Tunneling conductance among nanoparticle arrays is extremely sensitive to the spacing of
nanoparticles and might be applied to fabricate ultra-sensitive sensors. Such sensors are of …

Since the first experimental discovery of graphene 16 years ago, many other 2D layered
nanomaterials have been reported. However, the majority of 2D nanostructures suffer from …

Human-machine interfaces, smart glasses, touch screens and some electronic skins all
require highly transparent and flexible strain sensing components. Flexible strain sensors …