Fig. 5
Wearable electronics for wound healing, drug delivery, and rehabilitation. a A wearable and programmable bandage that is able to transport essential pharmaceutical compounds and growth factors to the deeper regions of the wound site (Derakhshandeh et al. 2020). b A microneedle patch incorporating PS and O2 propellant, enabling more efficient transdermal delivery of PS and enhancing the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy. (Liu, P. et al. 2022b). c Engineering bacteria-activated thermos-responsive hydrogel to facilitate the healing of diabetic wound (Lu et al. 2021). d A self-sustaining transcutaneous electrical stimulation system utilizing microneedles to enhance the pharmacodynamics of epidermal growth factor (Yang, Yuan et al. 2022d). e A novel sonosensitizer, Au@BTO, incorporating Au nanoparticles into piezoelectric nanocomposite (BTO) with a modified Schottky junction for highly efficient sonodynamic therapy (Wu et al. 2021). f An electrical bandage to facilitate skin wound healing through electrical stimulation (Long et al. 2018). g An assistive and rehabilitative exosuit utilizing soft robotics for individuals recovering from stroke-related walking impairments. (Awad et al. 2020). h A lightweight and soft exosuit with optimized hip flexion assistance to reduce the energy expenditure of walking (Kim et al. 2022)