Table 1 Challenges and strategies for flexible/stretchable devices to measure the physiological signals on human body accurately.

From: Flexible inorganic bioelectronics

Accuracy and consistency

Challenges

Example signals

Strategies

Refs

Intrinsic

 Low SNR

EEG

Building conformal and biocompatible neural interfaces

55,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,104,105

Sweat composition

To improve the electrochemical activity of sensors by porous/hybrid electrode

56,57

 Weak relevance

Non-invasive blood glucose

Extract glucose from interstitial fluid or blood to the surface of the skin through the method of Electrochemical channels

58

Extrinsic

 Dynamic deformation

Body temperature

Composite materials with zero gauge factor

61

Rigidity programmable substrate

25

 Temperature noise

Sweat composition

Temperature sensor as reference

59

 Ambient light noise

Blood oxygen

Opaque encapsulation layer and intimate contact

60,62

Interfacial

 Device internal interface

EMG

Root inspired interlocking layer

30

 Human-device interface

Sweat composition

Tattoo-inspired electrochemical sensor to realize intimate contact with the skin

63,64,65,66,67,68