3D-printed integrated wearable devices with wireless charging batteries and sensors for multimodal physiological monitoring
Abstract Wearable electronics require mechanically compliant, highly-integrated platforms that combine multiple functional modules to achieve continuous physiological monitoring. However, existing systems remain constrained by wired or unstable power delivery and insufficient system-level integration, leading to poor functional reliability and wearability. Here, we report a self-contained wearable device that integrates wireless charging batteries and multimodal sensors within a single flexible platform. Each functional module is structurally engineered through customized geometry designs and realized using multimaterial direct-ink-writing 3D printing, enabling high performance together with seamless structural and electrical interconnections. The integrated system consists of a rectangular wireless charging coil for efficient energy harvesting, serpentine battery electrodes for flexible energy storage, and a Hilbert-serpentine temperature sensor combined with an interdigital pressure sensor for accurate physiological signal detection. The resulting device is self-contained and skin-conformal, demonstrating real-time monitoring during daily activities, vigorous exercise, and febrile conditions. This study establishes a generalizable architecture for self-contained wearable electronics, offering a pathway toward next-generation intelligent and autonomous wearable electronics.
Authors
- 窦海伟
- Zhiyang Lyu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4305-4047)
- Jiani Gong
- Chi Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2022-2121)
- Jin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2460-0396)
- Changsong Shi
- Songze Fu
- Yunfei Chen
- Jiaying Wang
- Xin Zhang
- Xiaolong Chen
Institutions
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- Southeast University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing
- Published
- 2026-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1088/2631-7990/aebf36
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China