Smart patches for healthcare industry: a review of emerging technologies, challenges, and developmental opportunities

Smart patches hold transformative potential in biomedical engineering by bridging biosensing, therapeutic, and digital healthcare domains. This article provides an in-depth review of the current advancements, identifying the existing challenges and emerging opportunities in the field of smart patch research, and thus could guide future research and development. With its broad scope, this review would act as a valuable resource for both researchers and healthcare innovators working towards next-generation biomedical devices.