Flexible electronics systems and advances

Flexible electronics offers opportunities for greatly expanding the ability to probe the environment with distributed sensors that can be incorporated into the Internet of Things (IoT). This promise is embodied by “peel-and-stick” labels with advanced functionality that can be easily deployed on structures or the body and integrated into analytical systems. Recent progress in materials, devices, and fabrication techniques, together with everadvancing electronics capabilities has enabled the demonstration of new sensors and prototype systems that provide insight into the trajectory of this technology.