Recent progress of patterned electrodes in wearable electronics: fabrication and application

Abstract Intelligent wearable electronics have gained considerable research interest as it presents a huge market prospect. As the fundamental component of wearable electronics, patterned electrodes play a key role as it combines advantages such as mechanical flexibility, multiple functions, and cost-effectiveness. Patterned electrodes have drawn attention due to their wide application potential for wearable electronics and other devices. Herein, we briefly summarized the recent reports on the classification of fabrication methods for patterned electrodes, and their applications in wearable human movements detection sensors, optoelectronic devices, and energy harvesting devices. Finally, with the development of fabrication methods that combine advantages such as multifunctional, short fabricating cycles, and cost efficiency, the trend of multifunctional integration has great value in the field of wearable electronics.