Advances and perspectives in fiber-based electronic devices for next-generation soft systems
Fiber-based electronic devices (FEDs) exhibit high flexibility, low weight, and excellent integrability into wearable, implantable, and robotic systems. Recent advances have enabled applications in sensing, energy harvesting, and storage, and active functions. Despite this progress, challenges such as mechanical fatigue, interfacial delamination, and signal instability remain. This review offers key challenges and perspectives on the future of FEDs as interactive, autonomous platforms for next-generation electronics in healthcare, robotics, and beyond.
Authors
- Byeongmoon Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9306-2435)
- Myung-Woo Shin
- Hwa-Joong Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5545-9957)
- Jinho Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2884-1015)
- Fransiska M. Bossuyt
- Jimin Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2996-5554)
- Gunhee Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4949-3355)
- Jaehong Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8779-5293)
- Yukye Lee
- William R. Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-847X)
- Daehyeon Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6797-565X)
Institutions
- Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (KR)
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- Pusan National University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Flexible Electronics
- Published
- 2025-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41528-025-00465-w
- Citations
- 18
- Primary Topic
- Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 16.36
Funders
- Korea Medical Device Development Fund
- National Research Foundation
- Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
- Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
- Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea