The application of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites is continuously increasing due
to their superior mechanical properties and the associated weight advantage. However, they …

With the breadth of applications and analysis performed over the last few decades, it would
not be an exaggeration to call piezoelectric materials “the top of the crop” of smart materials …

In recent years, flexible high-performance piezoresistive pressure sensors have attracted
considerable attention for the important application potential in the emerging fields of smart …

Face masks are key personal protective equipment for reducing exposure to viruses and
other environmental hazards such as air pollution. Integrating flexible and wearable sensors …

Wearable pressure sensors have been intensively studied as electronic skins, stimulated by
the demand for a piezoresistive sensing system that is highly sensitive over an ultrawide …

Through the integration of advanced sensors, actuators, and micro-processors, aircraft smart
skin technology can improve the structural performance of aircraft and make them self …

The rapid development of the aviation industry has put forward higher and higher
requirements for material properties, and the research on smart material structure has also …

Flexible capacitive pressure sensors have been widely used in electronic skin, human
movement and health monitoring, and human–machine interactions. Recently, electronic …

Among the maintenance policies adopted to guarantee the safety of structures throughout
their service life, condition-based maintenance policies driven by structural health …

Ultrasonic guided waves have been extensively employed for characterising structural
damage thanks to their sensitivity to defects. Although they are easy to excite and acquire …