Keynote 3: Printed Flexible and Stretchable Electronics Toward Wearable Sensing Devices

Summary form only given, as follows. The complete presentation was not made available for publication as part of the conference proceedings. The demand for printed flexible and stretchable electronics is growing fast. The rapid expansion in smart wearable and integrated electronic devices has stimulated demand for advanced smart systems with high performance, micro size, high reliability, mechanical flexibility, and hightemperature stability for application as flexible and stretchable displays, personal health monitoring, human motion capturing, smart textiles, electronic skins, flexible energy source and others. The main requirement for these applications is flexibility and stretchability, as these devices are subject to various mechanical deformations including twisting, bending, folding, and stretching during operation. The development of printed, flexible and stretchable conductors over the last decade has resulted in commercialization of flexible and stretchable sensors for various applications, circuits, displays, and energy harvesters for next-generation wearables and soft robotics. These systems must be able to conform to the shape of and survive the environment in which they must operate. They are typically fabricated on flexible plastic substrates or are printed/woven into fabrics. This presentation will cover the development of current printable, flexible and stretchable devices using advanced materials. The research activities at Center of Printable Electronics. Universiti Malaya will also be highlighted.