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Published in final edited form as: Biosens Bioelectron. 2018 Oct 13;124-125:96–114. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.10.019

Figure 3. Representative mechanical challenges in the design of flexible biosensors.

Figure 3.

The top row reflects the idea of mechanical stress/strain (e.g. bending, stretching, rolling, twisting, curling, crumpling or even sharp indentation). a) Adapted with permission from ref. (Zhong et al. 2015). Copyright 2012 American Chemical Society. b) Adapted with permission from ref.(Yang et al. 2017b). Copyright 2012 Wiley. c) Adapted with permission from ref.(Vandeparre et al. 2013). Copyright 2013 AIP Publishing. The bottom row represents ideas of conformability and compatibility to a very delicate environment (e.g. a lesion or wound) and skin. d) Adapted with permission from ref.(Dagdeviren et al. 2015). Copyright 2015 Nature Publishing Group. e) Adapted with permission from ref.(Chen et al. 2017). Open Access.