Abstract
In our daily life, flexible flow sensors endow us with a ‘sixth sense’ capability, i.e. ‘touch’ the fluids, improving living quality. Although there are kinds of flexible flow sensors developed to implement this capability, they still have insufficient sensitivity and limited intelligent applications in daily life. Biomimetic engineering provides us with a powerful and effective approach to develop highly sensitive and intelligent flow sensing systems served in our life, comparable to that in creatures. Here, in this review, we present a comprehensive review of recent studies on the flexible flow sensors for human intelligent life. Firstly, we briefly introduce the excellent flow sensing systems selected by nature, and typical design strategies of artificial flexible flow sensors. Furthermore, we collect and exhibit kinds of flexible flow sensors and their applications in intelligent and digital life. Finally, we discuss the challenges and future perspectives of the flexible flow sensor for the metaverse applications. © 2024 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 073001 |
| Journal | Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Online published | 6 Jun 2024 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2024 |
Research Keywords
- biomimetics
- flexible electronics
- flow sensors
- human-machine interface
- intelligence
- IoT
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