The Global Wearable Electronics Market 2026–2036

1             WHAT'S NEW IN THIS EDITION          77

2             EXECUTIVE SUMMARY            78

• 2.1        The evolution of electronics 80
• 2.2        The wearables revolution       83
• 2.3        The wearable technology market      86
• 2.4        Wearable market leaders       87
• 2.5        Continuous monitoring           88
• 2.6        Key trends in wearable technology  88
  • 2.6.1    The Rise of Biointegrated Computing            88
  • 2.6.2    Neural Interface Evolution and Brain-Computer Symbiosis           89
  • 2.6.3    Ambient and Invisible Computing Integration          89
    • 2.6.3.1 The Screenless Wearable Movement             90
  • 2.6.4    Precision Health and Predictive Analytics  90
  • 2.6.5    Extended Reality and Spatial Computing    91
  • 2.6.6    Emotional and Mental State Monitoring      91
  • 2.6.7    Sustainable and Biodegradable Wearables               91
  • 2.6.8    Collective Intelligence and Swarm Computing       92
  • 2.6.9    Advanced Materials and Flexible Electronics           92
  • 2.6.10 Privacy-Preserving and Edge Computing    92
  • 2.6.11 Integration with Smart Environments            93
  • 2.6.12 Artificial Intelligence Integration as Infrastructure 93
• 2.7        Market map for wearable electronics and sensors               93
• 2.8        From rigid to flexible and stretchable             94
• 2.9        Flexible and stretchable electronics in wearables 96
• 2.10     Stretchable artificial skin       98
• 2.11     Role in the metaverse               99
• 2.12     Wearable electronics in the textiles industry            99
• 2.13     New conductive materials    101
• 2.14     Entertainment               104
• 2.15     Growth in flexible and stretchable electronics market       104
  • 2.15.1 Recent growth in Printed, flexible and stretchable products          104
  • 2.15.2 Future growth 104
  • 2.15.3 Advanced materials as a market driver         105
  • 2.15.4 Growth in remote health monitoring and diagnostics         105
• 2.16     Innovations at CES 2021-2025          107
• 2.17     Innovations at CES 2026        112
  • 2.17.1 Smartwatches and Fitness Trackers               112
  • 2.17.2 Smart Rings    112
  • 2.17.3 AI-Powered Ambient Wearables       113
  • 2.17.4 EEG and Neurotechnology Wearables          113
  • 2.17.5 Extended Reality and Smart Glasses             113
  • 2.17.6 Digital Health and Medical Wearables          113
  • 2.17.7 Smart Textiles and Fashion Wearables         113
  • 2.17.8 LED and Photobiomodulation Wearables   114
• 2.18     Investment funding and buy-outs 2019-2025          115
• 2.19     Flexible hybrid electronics (FHE)      121
• 2.20     Sustainability in wearable technology           124
• 2.21     Extended Reality as a Wearable Computing Category        125
• 2.22     Technology Convergence Scenarios 2026–2036   127
  • 2.22.1 Scenario 1: Ambient Health Intelligence (2028–2032, probability 65%) 127
  • 2.22.2 Scenario 2: Spatial Computing Mainstream (2028–2034, probability 45%)         127
  • 2.22.3 Scenario 3: Neural Interface Integration (2030–2036, probability 25%)  127

3             INTRODUCTION          129

• 3.1        Introduction    129
  • 3.1.1    What is wearable technology?           129
    • 3.1.1.1 Wearable sensing       130
      • 3.1.1.1.1           Types   131
      • 3.1.1.1.2           Market trends in wearable sensors 132
      • 3.1.1.1.3           Markets              132
• 3.2        Form factors   134
  • 3.2.1    Smart Watches             135
  • 3.2.2    Smart Bands  136
  • 3.2.3    Smart Glasses              137
  • 3.2.4    Smart Clothing             138
  • 3.2.5    Smart Patches               139
  • 3.2.6    Smart Rings    139
  • 3.2.7    Hearables        140
  • 3.2.8    Head-Mounted             141
  • 3.2.9    Smart Insoles 142
  • 3.2.10 AI Ambient Wearable Clips   142
  • 3.2.11 Spatial Computing Headsets              143
• 3.3        Wearable sensors       143
  • 3.3.1    Motion Sensors            143
    • 3.3.1.1 Overview           143
    • 3.3.1.2 Technology and Components             143
      • 3.3.1.2.1           Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) 143
        • 3.3.1.2.1.1      MEMs accelerometers             144
        • 3.3.1.2.1.2      MEMS Gyroscopes     144
        • 3.3.1.2.1.3      IMUs in smart-watches           144
      • 3.3.1.2.2           Tunneling magnetoresistance sensors (TMR)          145
    • 3.3.1.3 Applications   146
  • 3.3.2    Optical Sensors           147
    • 3.3.2.1 Overview           147
    • 3.3.2.2 Technology and Components             147
      • 3.3.2.2.1           Photoplethysmography (PPG)             147
      • 3.3.2.2.2           Spectroscopy 148
      • 3.3.2.2.3           Photodetectors             149
    • 3.3.2.3 Applications   150
      • 3.3.2.3.1           Heart Rate Optical Sensors  150
      • 3.3.2.3.2           Pulse Oximetry Optical Sensors        152
        • 3.3.2.3.2.1      Blood oxygen measurement 152
        • 3.3.2.3.2.2      Wellness and Medical Applications                152
        • 3.3.2.3.2.3      Consumer Pulse Oximetry    152
        • 3.3.2.3.2.4      Pediatric Applications              153
        • 3.3.2.3.2.5      Skin Patches   153
      • 3.3.2.3.3           Blood Pressure Optical Sensors        153
        • 3.3.2.3.3.1      Commercialization    153
        • 3.3.2.3.3.2      Oscillometric blood pressure measurement            154
        • 3.3.2.3.3.3      Combination of PPG and ECG            154
        • 3.3.2.3.3.4      Non-invasive Blood Pressure Sensing           154
        • 3.3.2.3.3.5      Blood Pressure Hearables     155
      • 3.3.2.3.4           Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring Optical Sensors              155
        • 3.3.2.3.4.1      Overview           155
        • 3.3.2.3.4.2      Other Optical Approaches    156
      • 3.3.2.3.5           fNIRS Optical Sensors             157
        • 3.3.2.3.5.1      Overview           157
        • 3.3.2.3.5.2      Brain-Computer Interfaces   158
  • 3.3.3    Force Sensors               159
    • 3.3.3.1 Overview           159
      • 3.3.3.1.1           Piezoresistive force sensing 159
      • 3.3.3.1.2           Thin film pressure sensors    159
    • 3.3.3.2 Technology and Components             160
      • 3.3.3.2.1           Materials           160
      • 3.3.3.2.2           Piezoelectric polymers            161
      • 3.3.3.2.3           Temperature sensing and Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) integration 161
      • 3.3.3.2.4           Wearable force and pressure sensors           162
  • 3.3.4    Strain Sensors               162
    • 3.3.4.1 Overview           162
    • 3.3.4.2 Technology and Components             162
    • 3.3.4.3 Applications   162
      • 3.3.4.3.1           Healthcare       162
      • 3.3.4.3.2           Wearable Strain Sensors        163
      • 3.3.4.3.3           Temperature Sensors               163
  • 3.3.5    Chemical Sensors      165
    • 3.3.5.1 Overview           165
    • 3.3.5.2 Optical Chemical Sensors    166
    • 3.3.5.3 Technology and Components             167
      • 3.3.5.3.1           Continuous Glucose Monitoring       167
      • 3.3.5.3.2           Commercial CGM systems  168
    • 3.3.5.4 Applications   169
      • 3.3.5.4.1           Sweat-based glucose monitoring    170
      • 3.3.5.4.2           Tear glucose measurement  170
      • 3.3.5.4.3           Salivary glucose monitoring 170
      • 3.3.5.4.4           Breath analysis for glucose monitoring        170
      • 3.3.5.4.5           Urine glucose monitoring      171
  • 3.3.6    Biosensors      171
    • 3.3.6.1 Overview           171
    • 3.3.6.2 Applications   172
      • 3.3.6.2.1           Wearable Alcohol Sensors    172
      • 3.3.6.2.2           Wearable Lactate Sensors    172
      • 3.3.6.2.3           Wearable Hydration Sensors               172
      • 3.3.6.2.4           Smart diaper technology        173
      • 3.3.6.2.5           Ultrasound technology            173
      • 3.3.6.2.6           Microneedle technology for continuous fluid sampling    173
  • 3.3.7    Quantum Sensors      174
    • 3.3.7.1 Magnetometry              174
    • 3.3.7.2 Tunneling magnetoresistance sensors         176
    • 3.3.7.3 Chip-scale atomic clocks      177
  • 3.3.8    Wearable Electrodes 178
    • 3.3.8.1 Overview           178
    • 3.3.8.2 Applications   179
      • 3.3.8.2.1           Skin Patches and E-textiles   180
    • 3.3.8.3 Technology and Components             180
      • 3.3.8.3.1           Electrode Selection   181
      • 3.3.8.3.2           E-textiles           181
      • 3.3.8.3.3           Microneedle electrodes          182
      • 3.3.8.3.4           Electronic Skins           183
    • 3.3.8.4 Applications   184
      • 3.3.8.4.1           Electrocardiogram (ECG) wearable electrodes        185
      • 3.3.8.4.2           Electroencephalography (EEG) wearable electrodes represent   186
      • 3.3.8.4.3           Electromyography (EMG) wearable electrodes        186
      • 3.3.8.4.4           Bioimpedance wearable electrodes               187
    • 3.3.8.5 Consumer EEG at the Commercial Threshold (2026)         188

4             MANUFACTURING METHODS            189

• 4.1        Comparative analysis              189
• 4.2        Printed electronics     190
  • 4.2.1    Technology description           190
  • 4.2.2    SWOT analysis              191
• 4.3        3D electronics               192
  • 4.3.1    Technology description           192
  • 4.3.2    SWOT analysis              194
• 4.4        Analogue printing        195
  • 4.4.1    Technology description           195
  • 4.4.2    SWOT analysis              197
• 4.5        Digital printing               198
  • 4.5.1    Technology description           198
  • 4.5.2    SWOT analysis              200
• 4.6        In-mold electronics (IME)      201
  • 4.6.1    Technology description           201
  • 4.6.2    SWOT analysis              204
• 4.7        Roll-to-roll (R2R)         204
  • 4.7.1    Technology description           204
  • 4.7.2    SWOT analysis              207

5             MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS       208

• 5.1        Component attachment materials  209
  • 5.1.1    Conductive adhesives             210
  • 5.1.2    Biodegradable adhesives      210
  • 5.1.3    Magnets            211
  • 5.1.4    Bio-based solders      211
  • 5.1.5    Bio-derived solders   211
  • 5.1.6    Recycled plastics       211
  • 5.1.7    Nano adhesives           212
  • 5.1.8    Shape memory polymers       212
  • 5.1.9    Photo-reversible polymers    213
  • 5.1.10 Conductive biopolymers        214
  • 5.1.11 Traditional thermal processing methods     214
  • 5.1.12 Low temperature solder          215
  • 5.1.13 Reflow soldering          217
  • 5.1.14 Induction soldering    218
  • 5.1.15 UV curing          219
  • 5.1.16 Near-infrared (NIR) radiation curing 219
  • 5.1.17 Photonic sintering/curing       219
  • 5.1.18 Hybrid integration       220
• 5.2        Conductive inks           220
  • 5.2.1    Metal-based conductive inks              224
  • 5.2.2    Nanoparticle inks       224
  • 5.2.3    Silver inks         225
  • 5.2.4    Particle-Free conductive ink 226
  • 5.2.5    Copper inks    226
  • 5.2.6    Gold (Au) ink   227
  • 5.2.7    Conductive polymer inks       228
  • 5.2.8    Liquid metals 228
  • 5.2.9    Companies     229
• 5.3        Printable semiconductors     233
  • 5.3.1    Technology overview 233
  • 5.3.2    Advantages and disadvantages        234
  • 5.3.3    SWOT analysis              235
• 5.4        Printable sensing materials  236
  • 5.4.1    Overview           236
  • 5.4.2    Types   236
  • 5.4.3    SWOT analysis              238
• 5.5        Flexible Substrates     239
  • 5.5.1    Flexible plastic substrates    241
    • 5.5.1.1 Types of materials      242
    • 5.5.1.2 Flexible (bio) polyimide PCBs             242
  • 5.5.2    Paper substrates         243
    • 5.5.2.1 Overview           243
  • 5.5.3    Glass substrates         244
    • 5.5.3.1 Overview           244
  • 5.5.4    Textile substrates        245
  • 5.5.5    Intrinsically Stretchable Electronic Materials           245
• 5.6        Flexible ICs      246
  • 5.6.1    Description     246
  • 5.6.2    Flexible metal oxide ICs          246
  • 5.6.3    Comparison of flexible integrated circuit technologies      247
  • 5.6.4    SWOT analysis              248
• 5.7        Printed PCBs  249
  • 5.7.1    Description     249
  • 5.7.2    High-Speed PCBs       251
  • 5.7.3    Flexible PCBs 251
  • 5.7.4    3D Printed PCBs          252
  • 5.7.5    Sustainable PCBs       253
• 5.8        Thin film batteries       254
  • 5.8.1    Technology description           254
  • 5.8.2    Solid-State Battery Commercialisation Update (2023–2026)       254
  • 5.8.3    SWOT analysis              255
• 5.9        Energy harvesting       256
  • 5.9.1    Approaches    256
  • 5.9.2    Perovskite photovoltaics        256
  • 5.9.3    Applications   257
  • 5.9.4    Commercial Validation of Hybrid Energy Approaches        257
  • 5.9.5    SWOT analysis              258

6             CONSUMER ELECTRONICS WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY   259

• 6.1        Market drivers and trends      259
• 6.2        Wearable sensors       262
  • 6.2.1    Types   262
  • 6.2.2    Wearable sensor technologies           262
  • 6.2.3    Opportunities 264
  • 6.2.4    Consumer acceptance            264
  • 6.2.5    Healthcare       264
  • 6.2.6    Trends 268
• 6.3        Wearable actuators   270
  • 6.3.1    Applications   270
  • 6.3.2    Types   271
  • 6.3.3    Electrical stimulation technologies 272
  • 6.3.4    Regulations     273
  • 6.3.5    Batteries            274
  • 6.3.6    Wireless communication technologies        275
• 6.4        Recent market developments             276
• 6.5        Wrist-worn wearables              277
  • 6.5.1    Overview           277
  • 6.5.2    Recent developments and future outlook  277
  • 6.5.3    Wrist-worn sensing technologies     278
  • 6.5.4    Activity tracking           279
  • 6.5.5    Advanced biometric sensing               280
    • 6.5.5.1 Blood oxygen and respiration rate    280
    • 6.5.5.2 Established sensor hardware              281
    • 6.5.5.3 Blood Pressure             281
    • 6.5.5.4 Spectroscopic technologies                282
    • 6.5.5.5 Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring    283
    • 6.5.5.6 Minimally invasive glucose monitoring         284
  • 6.5.6    Wrist-worn communication technologies  285
  • 6.5.7    Luxury and traditional watch industry           286
  • 6.5.8    Smart-strap technologies      287
  • 6.5.9    Driver monitoring technologies          288
  • 6.5.10 Sports-watches, smart-watches and fitness trackers         289
    • 6.5.10.1            Sensing              289
    • 6.5.10.2            Actuating          291
    • 6.5.10.3            SWOT analysis              295
  • 6.5.11 Health monitoring      296
  • 6.5.12 Energy harvesting for powering smartwatches        297
  • 6.5.13 CES 2026 Wrist-worn Developments             298
  • 6.5.14 Main producers and products            299
• 6.6        Sports and fitness      300
  • 6.6.1    Overview           300
  • 6.6.2    Wearable devices and apparel           300
  • 6.6.3    Skin patches   301
  • 6.6.4    Products           302
• 6.7        Hearables        304
  • 6.7.1    Hearing assistance technologies     307
    • 6.7.1.1 Products           309
  • 6.7.2    Technology advancements   310
  • 6.7.3    Assistive Hearables   311
    • 6.7.3.1 Biometric Monitoring 311
  • 6.7.4    SWOT analysis              313
  • 6.7.5    Health & Fitness Hearables  314
  • 6.7.6    Multimedia Hearables             314
  • 6.7.7    Artificial Intelligence (AI)        314
    • 6.7.7.1 AI-First Hearing Aid Design: CES 2026 Developments        315
  • 6.7.8    Naox In-Ear EEG Earbuds: Bridging Hearables and Neurotechnology      315
  • 6.7.9    Biometric Monitoring 315
    • 6.7.9.1 Sensors             315
    • 6.7.9.2 Heart Rate Monitoring in Sports Headphones          318
    • 6.7.9.3 Integration into hearing assistance 318
    • 6.7.9.4 Advanced Sensing Technologies       319
    • 6.7.9.5 Blood pressure hearables     319
    • 6.7.9.6 Sleep monitoring market        320
  • 6.7.10 Companies and products      322
• 6.8        Sleep trackers and wearable monitors         323
  • 6.8.1    Built in function in smart watches and fitness trackers      324
  • 6.8.2    Smart rings      325
  • 6.8.3    Headbands     326
  • 6.8.4    Sleep monitoring devices       328
    • 6.8.4.1 Companies and products      330
• 6.9        Pet and animal wearables     331
• 6.10     Military wearables      335
• 6.11     Industrial and workplace monitoring             336
  • 6.11.1 Products           336
• 6.12     Ambient AI Wearables             339
  • 6.12.1 Overview and Definition         339
  • 6.12.2 Category Foundations and CES 2026 Developments          339
  • 6.12.3 Technology Architecture         339
  • 6.12.4 Privacy, Consent, and Regulatory Considerations 340
  • 6.12.5 Market Outlook            340
• 6.13     Global market forecasts         340
  • 6.13.1 Volume              340
  • 6.13.2 Revenues          343
• 6.14     Market challenges      345
• 6.15     Company profiles       346 (142 company profiles)

7             MEDICAL AND HEALTHCARE WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY 442

• 7.1        Market drivers                442
  • 7.1.1    The Four Structural Drivers of Medical Wearable Growth 442
• 7.2        Current state of the art            445
  • 7.2.1    Wearables for Digital Health                445
  • 7.2.2    Wearable medical device products 446
  • 7.2.3    Temperature and respiratory rate monitoring           448
• 7.3        Wearable and health monitoring and rehabilitation             449
  • 7.3.1    Market overview           449
  • 7.3.2    Companies and products      449
• 7.4        Electronic skin patches           454
  • 7.4.1    Electrochemical biosensors                455
  • 7.4.2    Printed pH sensors    456
  • 7.4.3    Printed batteries          458
  • 7.4.4    Materials           458
    • 7.4.4.1 Summary of advanced materials      458
  • 7.4.5    Temperature and respiratory rate monitoring           459
    • 7.4.5.1 Market overview           459
    • 7.4.5.2 Companies and products      461
  • 7.4.6    Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)        462
    • 7.4.6.1 Market overview           462
    • 7.4.6.2 Consumer CGM           463
  • 7.4.7    Minimally-invasive CGM sensors     469
    • 7.4.7.1 Technologies  470
  • 7.4.8    Non-invasive CGM sensors  472
    • 7.4.8.1 Vivoo Wearable Biochemical Monitoring (CES 2026)          481
    • 7.4.8.2 Companies and products      483
  • 7.4.9    Cardiovascular monitoring   485
    • 7.4.9.1 Market overview           485
    • 7.4.9.2 Commercial Validation Milestones (2022–2026)   486
    • 7.4.9.3 ECG sensors  486
      • 7.4.9.3.1           Companies and products      487
    • 7.4.9.4 PPG sensors   489
      • 7.4.9.4.1           Companies and products      490
  • 7.4.10 Pregnancy and newborn monitoring              491
    • 7.4.10.1            Market overview           491
    • 7.4.10.2            Companies and products      491
  • 7.4.11 Hydration sensors      493
    • 7.4.11.1            Market overview           493
    • 7.4.11.2            Companies and products      493
  • 7.4.12 Wearable sweat sensors (medical and sports)        495
    • 7.4.12.1            Market overview           495
    • 7.4.12.2            Companies and products      497
• 7.5        Wearable drug delivery            498
  • 7.5.1    Companies and products      499
• 7.6        Cosmetics patches    501
  • 7.6.1    Companies and products      502
• 7.7        Women's Health Wearables 503
  • 7.7.1    CES 2026 and the Women's Health Wearable Moment     504
  • 7.7.2    Menopause Wearables: An Emerging Sub-Category           504
  • 7.7.3    Regulatory Precedent: Natural Cycles and Wearable Contraception       505
  • 7.7.4    Pregnancy Monitoring Wearables     505
  • 7.7.5    Companies and products      505
• 7.8        Smart footwear for health monitoring           507
  • 7.8.1    Companies and products      508
• 7.9        Smart contact lenses and smart glasses for visually impaired     509
  • 7.9.1    Companies and products      509
• 7.10     Smart woundcare       510
  • 7.10.1 Companies and products      512
• 7.11     Smart diapers                513
  • 7.11.1 Companies and products      513
• 7.12     Wearable robotics-exo-skeletons, bionic prostheses, exo-suits, and body worn collaborative robots 514
  • 7.12.1 Companies and products      515
• 7.13     Global market forecasts         533
  • 7.13.1 Volume              533
  • 7.13.2 Revenues          535
• 7.14     Market challenges      537
• 7.15     Regulatory Landscape for Medical Wearable Electronics 538
  • 7.15.1 Overview           538
  • 7.15.2 FDA Regulatory Framework (United States)               538
  • 7.15.3 EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR)            538
  • 7.15.4 UK MHRA          539
  • 7.15.5 CMS Remote Patient Monitoring Reimbursement (United States)              539
  • 7.15.6 GDPR and Health Data Privacy (European Union) 539
  • 7.15.7 Neural Interface Regulatory Framework      539
• 7.16     Company profiles       541 (342 company profiles)

8             GAMING AND ENTERTAINMENT WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY (VR/AR/MR)              766

• 8.1        Introduction    766
• 8.2        Classification of VR, AR, MR, and XR             767
  • 8.2.1    XR controllers and sensing systems               770
  • 8.2.2    XR positional and motion tracking systems               770
  • 8.2.3    Wearable technology for XR 772
  • 8.2.4    Wearable Gesture Sensors for XR    772
  • 8.2.5    Edge Sensing and AI  773
  • 8.2.6    VR Technology               773
    • 8.2.6.1 Overview           773
    • 8.2.6.2 VR Headset Types       774
    • 8.2.6.3 Future outlook for VR technology     774
    • 8.2.6.4 VR Lens Technology   774
    • 8.2.6.5 VR challenges                775
    • 8.2.6.6 Market growth               775
  • 8.2.7    AR Technology               776
    • 8.2.7.1 Overview           776
    • 8.2.7.2 AR and MR distinction             776
    • 8.2.7.3 AR for Assistive Technology  776
    • 8.2.7.4 Consumer AR market               776
    • 8.2.7.5 Optics Technology for AR and VR      781
      • 8.2.7.5.1           Optical Combiners    783
    • 8.2.7.6 AR display technology              783
    • 8.2.7.7 Challenges      784
  • 8.2.8    Metaverse         784
  • 8.2.9    Mixed Reality (MR) smart glasses     785
  • 8.2.10 OLED microdisplays 786
    • 8.2.10.1            MiniLED             786
      • 8.2.10.1.1        High dynamic range miniLED displays          788
      • 8.2.10.1.2        Quantum dot films for miniLED displays     789
    • 8.2.10.2            MicroLED          790
      • 8.2.10.2.1        Integration       792
      • 8.2.10.2.2        Transfer technologies               793
      • 8.2.10.2.3        MicroLED display specifications       797
      • 8.2.10.2.4        Advantages     797
      • 8.2.10.2.5        Transparency 799
      • 8.2.10.2.6        Costs  800
      • 8.2.10.2.7        MicroLED contact lenses       800
      • 8.2.10.2.8        Products           801
      • 8.2.10.2.9        VR and AR MicroLEDs              801
  • 8.2.11 CES 2026 Extended Reality Wearable Developments         802
• 8.3        Enterprise AR and VR: Market Analysis        803
  • 8.3.1    Enterprise AR Adoption and ROI       803
  • 8.3.2    US Army IVAS Programme     804
  • 8.3.3    Enterprise VR Training              804
• 8.4        Global market forecasts         804
  • 8.4.1    Volume              804
  • 8.4.2    Revenues          805
• 8.5        Company profiles       807 (96 company profiles)

9             ELECTRONIC TEXTILES (E-TEXTILES) AND SMART APPAREL           872

• 9.1        Macro-trends 872
• 9.2        Market drivers                873
• 9.3        SWOT analysis              875
• 9.4        Performance requirements for E-textiles     876
• 9.5        Growth prospects for electronic textiles      877
• 9.6        Textiles in the Internet of Things        880
• 9.7        Types of E-Textile products   882
  • 9.7.1    Embedded e-textiles 883
  • 9.7.2    Laminated e-textiles  884
• 9.8        Materials and components  884
  • 9.8.1    Integrating electronics for E-Textiles               884
    • 9.8.1.1 Textile-adapted             886
    • 9.8.1.2 Textile-integrated         886
    • 9.8.1.3 Textile-based  886
  • 9.8.2    Manufacturing of E-textiles   886
    • 9.8.2.1 Integration of conductive polymers and inks            887
    • 9.8.2.2 Integration of conductive yarns and conductive filament fibers   888
    • 9.8.2.3 Integration of conductive sheets       889
• 9.8.3    Flexible and stretchable electronics               889
• 9.8.4    E-textiles materials and components            892
  • 9.8.4.1 Conductive and stretchable fibers and yarns           893
    • 9.8.4.1.1           Production       896
    • 9.8.4.1.2           Metals 896
    • 9.8.4.1.3           Carbon materials and nanofibers    897
      • 9.8.4.1.3.1      Graphene         899
      • 9.8.4.1.3.2      Carbon nanotubes     900
      • 9.8.4.1.3.3      Nanofibers      902
  • 9.8.4.2 Mxenes              903
  • 9.8.4.3 Hexagonal boron-nitride (h-BN)/Bboron nitride nanosheets (BNNSs)     904
  • 9.8.4.4 Conductive polymers               906
    • 9.8.4.4.1           PDMS  909
    • 9.8.4.4.2           PEDOT: PSS     909
    • 9.8.4.4.3           Polypyrrole (PPy)          909
    • 9.8.4.4.4           Conductive polymer composites     910
    • 9.8.4.4.5           Ionic conductive polymers    910
  • 9.8.4.5 Conductive inks           910
    • 9.8.4.5.1           Aqueous-Based Ink   912
    • 9.8.4.5.2           Solvent-Based Ink      913
    • 9.8.4.5.3           Oil-Based Ink 913
    • 9.8.4.5.4           Hot-Melt Ink    914
    • 9.8.4.5.5           UV-Curable Ink             914
    • 9.8.4.5.6           Metal-based conductive inks              915
      • 9.8.4.5.6.1      Nanoparticle ink          916
      • 9.8.4.5.6.2      Silver inks         916
        • 9.8.4.5.6.2.1  Silver flake       917
        • 9.8.4.5.6.2.2  Silver nanoparticle ink             917
        • 9.8.4.5.6.2.3  Formulation    918
        • 9.8.4.5.6.2.4  Conductivity   919
        • 9.8.4.5.6.2.5  Particle-Free silver conductive ink   919
      • 9.8.4.5.6.3      Copper inks    920
        • 9.8.4.5.6.3.1  Properties         920
        • 9.8.4.5.6.3.2  Silver-coated copper 921
      • 9.8.4.5.6.4      Gold (Au) ink   922
        • 9.8.4.5.6.4.1  Properties         922
    • 9.8.4.5.7           Carbon-based conductive inks         922
      • 9.8.4.5.7.1      Carbon nanotubes     922
      • 9.8.4.5.7.2      Single-walled carbon nanotubes      924
      • 9.8.4.5.7.3      Graphene         925
    • 9.8.4.5.8           Liquid metals 929
    • 9.8.4.5.8.1      Properties         929
  • 9.8.4.6 Electronic filaments  930
  • 9.8.4.7 Phase change materials         930
    • 9.8.4.7.1           Temperature controlled fabrics         930
  • 9.8.4.8 Shape memory materials      931
  • 9.8.4.9 Metal halide perovskites        933
  • 9.8.4.10            Nanocoatings in smart textiles           933
  • 9.8.4.11            3D printing       936
    • 9.8.4.11.1        Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)  936
    • 9.8.4.11.2        Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)           936
    • 9.8.4.11.3        Products           937
• 9.8.5    E-textiles components            938
  • 9.8.5.1 Sensors and actuators            938
    • 9.8.5.1.1           Physiological sensors              939
    • 9.8.5.1.2           Environmental sensors           940
    • 9.8.5.1.3           Pressure sensors         940
      • 9.8.5.1.3.1      Flexible capacitive sensors  940
      • 9.8.5.1.3.2      Flexible piezoresistive sensors           940
      • 9.8.5.1.3.3      Flexible piezoelectric sensors            941
    • 9.8.5.1.4           Activity sensors            941
    • 9.8.5.1.5           Strain sensors               942
      • 9.8.5.1.5.1      Resistive sensors        942
      • 9.8.5.1.5.2      Capacitive strain sensors      943
    • 9.8.5.1.6           Temperature sensors                943
    • 9.8.5.1.7           Inertial measurement units (IMUs)  943
  • 9.8.5.2 Electrodes        943
  • 9.8.5.3 Connectors     944
• 9.9        Applications, markets and products              944
  • 9.9.1    Current E-textiles and smart clothing products      945
  • 9.9.2    Temperature monitoring and regulation       946
    • 9.9.2.1 Heated clothing           946
    • 9.9.2.2 Heated gloves               948
    • 9.9.2.3 Heated insoles             949
    • 9.9.2.4 Heated jacket and clothing products             950
    • 9.9.2.5 Materials used in flexible heaters and applications             951
  • 9.9.3    Stretchable E-fabrics                952
  • 9.9.4    Therapeutic products               952
  • 9.9.5    Sport & fitness              953
    • 9.9.5.1 Products           956
  • 9.9.6    Smart footwear             958
    • 9.9.6.1 Companies and products      959
  • 9.9.7    Wearable displays      960
  • 9.9.8    Military               962
    • 9.9.8.1 XR and Wearable Integration in Military Applications          963
  • 9.9.9    Textile-based lighting                964
    • 9.9.9.1 OLEDs 964
  • 9.9.10 Smart gloves  964
  • 9.9.11 Powering E-textiles     965
    • 9.9.11.1            Advantages and disadvantages of main battery types for E-textiles          967
    • 9.9.11.2            Bio-batteries   967
      • 9.9.11.2.1        BeFC Paper-Based Bioenzymatic Fuel Cells             967
    • 9.9.11.3            Challenges for battery integration in smart textiles               968
    • 9.9.11.4            Textile supercapacitors           969
    • 9.9.11.5            Energy harvesting       970
      • 9.9.11.5.1        Photovoltaic solar textiles     971
      • 9.9.11.5.2        Energy harvesting nanogenerators  973
        • 9.9.11.5.2.1   TENGs 973
        • 9.9.11.5.2.2   PENGs                974
      • 9.9.11.5.3        Radio frequency (RF) energy harvesting       974
  • 9.9.12 Motion capture for AR/VR      974
  • 9.9.13 Sustainable and Biodegradable Electronic Textiles              976
    • 9.9.13.1            The Sustainability Imperative for E-Textiles 976
    • 9.9.13.2            Biodegradable Substrate Materials 976
    • 9.9.13.3            Bioresorbable Electronics     977
    • 9.9.13.4            Circular Design Models for E-Textiles             977
• 9.10     Global market forecasts         978
  • 9.10.1 Volume              978
  • 9.10.2 Revenues          979
• 9.11     Market challenges      981
• 9.12     Company profiles       983 (153 company profiles)

10          ENERGY STORAGE AND HARVESTING FOR WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY 1087

• 10.1     Macro-trends 1087
• 10.2     Market drivers                1088
• 10.3     SWOT analysis              1089
• 10.4     Battery Development                1089
  • 10.4.1 Enhanced Energy Density and Performance             1091
  • 10.4.2 Stretchable Batteries                1091
  • 10.4.3 Textile-Based Batteries            1092
  • 10.4.4 Printable Batteries      1093
  • 10.4.5 Sustainable and Biodegradable Batteries   1093
  • 10.4.6 Self-Healing Batteries              1093
  • 10.4.7 Solid-State Flexible Batteries              1094
  • 10.4.8 Integration with Energy Harvesting  1094
  • 10.4.9 Nanostructured Materials     1094
  • 10.4.10              Thin-Film Battery Technologies          1095
• 10.5     Applications of printed and flexible electronics      1096
• 10.6     Flexible and stretchable batteries for electronics  1096
• 10.7     Approaches to flexibility         1098
• 10.8     Flexible Battery Technologies              1102
  • 10.8.1 Thin-film Lithium-ion Batteries           1102
    • 10.8.1.1            Types of Flexible/stretchable LIBs    1105
      • 10.8.1.1.1        Flexible planar LiBs   1105
      • 10.8.1.1.2        Flexible Fiber LiBs       1106
      • 10.8.1.1.3        Flexible micro-LiBs    1106
      • 10.8.1.1.4        Stretchable lithium-ion batteries      1108
      • 10.8.1.1.5        Origami and kirigami lithium-ion batteries  1109
    • 10.8.1.2            Flexible Li/S batteries                1110
    • 10.8.1.3            Flexible lithium-manganese dioxide (Li–MnO2) batteries 1111
  • 10.8.2 Printed Batteries          1112
  • 10.8.2.1            Technical specifications         1112
  • 10.8.2.2            Components  1113
  • 10.8.2.3            Design 1114
  • 10.8.2.4            Key features    1115
  • 10.8.2.4.1        Printable current collectors  1116
  • 10.8.2.4.2        Printable electrodes  1116
  • 10.8.2.4.3        Materials           1117
  • 10.8.2.4.4        Applications   1118
  • 10.8.2.4.5        Printing techniques    1119
  • 10.8.2.4.6        Lithium-ion (LIB) printed batteries    1121
  • 10.8.2.4.7        Zinc-based printed batteries                1123
  • 10.8.2.4.8        3D Printed batteries   1126
  • 10.8.2.5            3D Printing techniques for battery manufacturing 1128
  • 10.8.2.5.1.1   Materials for 3D printed batteries     1129
  • 10.8.3 Thin-Film Solid-state Batteries           1130
  • 10.8.3.1            Solid-state electrolytes            1131
  • 10.8.3.2            Features and advantages      1133
  • 10.8.3.3            Technical specifications         1134
  • 10.8.3.4            Microbatteries               1138
  • 10.8.3.4.1        Introduction    1138
  • 10.8.3.4.2        3D designs      1139
  • 10.8.4 Stretchable Batteries                1140
  • 10.8.5 Other Emerging Technologies             1141
  • 10.8.5.1            Metal-sulfur batteries               1141
  • 10.8.5.2            Flexible zinc-based batteries               1142
  • 10.8.5.3            Flexible silver–zinc (Ag–Zn) batteries              1143
  • 10.8.5.4            Flexible Zn–Air batteries          1143
  • 10.8.5.5            Flexible zinc-vanadium batteries      1144
  • 10.8.5.6            Fiber-shaped batteries             1144
  • 10.8.5.6.1        Carbon nanotubes     1145
  • 10.8.5.6.2        Applications   1146
  • 10.8.5.6.3        Challenges      1147
  • 10.8.5.7            Transparent batteries                1147
  • 10.8.5.7.1        Components  1148
  • 10.8.5.8            Degradable batteries                1149
  • 10.8.5.8.1        Components  1150
  • 10.8.5.9            Fiber-shaped batteries             1151
  • 10.8.5.9.1        Carbon nanotubes     1151
  • 10.8.5.9.2        Types   1152
  • 10.8.5.9.3        Applications   1153
  • 10.8.5.9.4        Challenges      1153
• 10.9     Key Components of Flexible Batteries           1154
• 10.9.1 Electrodes        1154
• 10.9.1.1            Cable-type batteries 1155
• 10.9.1.2            Batteries-on-wire        1156
• 10.9.2 Electrolytes     1156
• 10.9.3 Separators       1162
• 10.9.4 Current Collectors      1163
• 10.9.4.1            Carbon Materials for Current Collectors in Flexible Batteries        1164
• 10.9.5 Packaging        1165
• 10.9.5.1            Lithium-Polymer Pouch Cells              1165
• 10.9.5.2            Flexible Pouch Cells  1167
• 10.9.5.3            Encapsulation Materials         1168
• 10.9.6 Other Manufacturing Techniques     1169
• 10.10  Performance Metrics and Characteristics  1170
• 10.10.1              Energy Density              1170
• 10.10.2              Power Density               1170
• 10.10.3              Cycle Life          1171
• 10.10.4              Flexibility and Bendability     1171
• 10.11  Printed supercapacitors         1172
• 10.11.1              Electrode materials   1173
• 10.11.2              Electrolytes     1174
• 10.12  Photovoltaics 1178
• 10.12.1              Conductive pastes     1178
• 10.12.2              Organic photovoltaics (OPV)               1179
• 10.12.3              Perovskite PV 1179
• 10.12.4              Flexible and stretchable photovoltaics        1179
• 10.12.4.1         Companies     1180
• 10.12.5              Photovoltaic solar textiles     1180
• 10.12.6              Solar tape         1182
• 10.12.7              Origami-like solar cells            1182
• 10.12.8              Spray-on and stick-on perovskite photovoltaics    1183
• 10.12.9              Photovoltaic solar textiles     1183
• 10.13  Transparent and flexible heaters       1184
• 10.13.1              Technology overview 1184
• 10.13.2              Applications   1185
• 10.13.2.1         Automotive Industry  1185
• 10.13.2.1.1     Defrosting and Defogging Systems  1186
• 10.13.2.1.2     Heated Windshields and Mirrors      1187
• 10.13.2.1.3     Touch Panels and Displays   1188
• 10.13.2.2         Aerospace and Aviation          1189
• 10.13.2.2.1     Aircraft Windows and Canopies        1189
• 10.13.2.2.2     Sensor and Camera Housings            1189
• 10.13.2.3         Consumer Electronics             1189
• 10.13.2.3.1     Smartphones and Tablets      1189
• 10.13.2.3.2     Wearable Devices       1189
• 10.13.2.3.3     Smart Home Appliances        1189
• 10.13.2.4         Building and Architecture      1190
• 10.13.2.4.1     Smart Windows            1190
• 10.13.2.4.2     Heated Glass Facades            1191
• 10.13.2.4.3     Greenhouse and Skylight Applications         1191
• 10.13.2.5         Medical and Healthcare         1192
• 10.13.2.5.1     Incubators and Warming Beds           1192
• 10.13.2.5.2     Surgical Microscopes and Endoscopes       1193
• 10.13.2.5.3     Medical Imaging Equipment 1193
• 10.13.2.6         Display Technologies                1194
• 10.13.2.6.1     LCD Displays 1194
• 10.13.2.6.2     OLED Displays              1194
• 10.13.2.6.3     Flexible and Transparent Displays   1195
• 10.13.2.7         Energy Systems            1196
• 10.13.2.7.1     Solar Panels (De-icing and Efficiency Enhancement)         1196
• 10.13.2.7.2     Fuel Cells         1196
• 10.13.2.7.3     Battery Systems           1197
• 10.14  Thermoelectric energy harvesting   1198
• 10.15  Market challenges      1199
• 10.16  Global market forecasts         1199
• 10.16.1              Volume              1199
• 10.16.2              Revenues          1201
• 10.17  Companies     1203 (45 company profiles)

11          RESEARCH METHODOLOGY              1248

12          REFERENCES 1249

List of Tables

• Table 1. Types of wearable devices and applications.        83
• Table 2. Types of wearable devices and the data collected.            85
• Table 3. Global Wearable Electronics Market Forecast 2024–2036.         86
• Table 4. Wearable Electronics Market by Product Category 2026 vs. 2036.         86
• Table 5. Global Wearable Electronics Market Leaders by Shipment Volume, 2025.       87
• Table 6. Applications in wearable technology, by advanced materials type and benefits thereof.         97
• Table 7. Advanced materials for wearable technology-Advantages and disadvantages.            102
• Table 8. Sheet resistance (RS) and transparency (T) values for transparent conductive oxides and alternative materials for transparent conductive electrodes (TCE).          103
• Table 9. Wearable electronics at CES 2021-2025. 107
• Table 10. Wearable technology Investment funding and buy-outs 2019-2025. 115
• Table 11. Comparative analysis of conventional and flexible hybrid electronics.             121
• Table 12. Materials, components, and manufacturing methods for FHE                122
• Table 13. Research and commercial activity in FHE.           123
• Table 14. XR Wearable Market by Technology Type 2026–2036.  126
• Table 15. XR Wearable Technology Roadmap 2026–2036.              126
• Table 16. Regional XR Wearable Market 2026–2036.          126
• Table 17. Wearable Electronics Technology Milestones and Probability Estimates 2026–2036.            128
• Table 18. Value proposition of wearable sensors versus non wearable alternatives.      130
• Table 19. Overview of Wearable Sensor Types.        131
• Table 20. Market Drivers in the Wearable Sensor Market. 132
• Table 21. Markets for Wearable Sensors.    132
• Table 22. Wearable Electronic Form Factors.           134
• Table 23. Trends in Wearable Sensor Innovations by Form-Factor:            135
• Table 24. Applications and Opportunities for TMRs in Wearables.             146
• Table 25. Wearable Motion Sensors Applications. 146
• Table 26. Applications of Photoplethysmography (PPG).  148
• Table 27. Wearable Brands in Cardiovascular Clinical Research.               153
• Table 28. Technologies for Cuff-less Blood Pressure.          154
• Table 29. Market outlook for Wearable Blood Pressure Devices. 155
• Table 30. Non-invasive glucose monitoring.             157
• Table 31. fNIRS Companies. 157
• Table 32. Comparing fNIRS to Other Non-invasive Brain Imaging Methods.        158
• Table 33. Thin Film Pressure Sensor Architectures.              159
• Table 34. Applications of Printed Force Sensors.   160
• Table 35. Companies in Printed Strain Sensors.     163
• Table 36. Types of Temperature Sensor.       164
• Table 37. Technology Readiness Level for strain sensors. 165
• Table 38. Commercial CGM Devices.            169
• Table 39. Applications of Wearable Chemical Sensors.    171
• Table 40. Market Outlook of Wearable Sensors for Novel Biometrics.     174
• Table 41. Applications of Wearable OPMs – MEG. 175
• Table 42. Applications and Market Opportunities for TMRs.           176
• Table 43. Wearable Electrode Types.              178
• Table 44. Applications of wearable electrodes.       179
• Table 45. Printed Electrodes for Skin Patches and E-textiles.         180
• Table 46. Companies in Wearable Electrodes.        181
• Table 47. Materials and Manufacturing Approaches for Electronic Skins.             183
• Table 48. Wearable electrodes Applications.           184
• Table 49. Manufacturing Methods for Wearable Electronics.         189
• Table 50. Manufacturing methods for wearable technology.          190
• Table 51.  Common printing methods used in printed electronics manufacturing in terms of resolution vs throughput.               190
• Table 52. Manufacturing methods for 3D electronics.        192
• Table 53.  Readiness level of various additive manufacturing technologies for electronics applications.                193
• Table 54. Fully 3D printed electronics process steps          194
• Table 55. Manufacturing methods for Analogue manufacturing. 195
• Table 56. Technological and commercial readiness level of analogue printing methods.           197
• Table 57. Manufacturing methods for Digital printing         198
• Table 58. Innovations in high resolution printing.   199
• Table 59. Key manufacturing methods for creating smart surfaces with integrated electronics.            202
• Table 60. IME manufacturing techniques.  203
• Table 61. Applications of R2R electronics manufacturing.              205
• Table 62. Technology readiness level for R2R manufacturing.      206
• Table 63. Materials for wearable technology.            208
• Table 64. Comparison of component attachment materials.        209
• Table 65. Comparison between sustainable and conventional component attachment materials for printed circuit boards              210
• Table 66. Comparison between the SMAs and SMPs.         212
• Table 67. Comparison of conductive biopolymers versus conventional materials for printed circuit board fabrication.       214
• Table 68. Low temperature solder alloys.    215
• Table 69. Thermally sensitive substrate materials.               216
• Table 70. Conductive Ink Materials for Wearable Electronics — Comparative Properties.         220
• Table 71. Typical conductive ink formulation.          221
• Table 72. Comparative properties of conductive inks.       223
• Table 73. Comparison of the electrical conductivities of liquid metal with typical conductive inks.   229
• Table 74. Conductive ink producers.              229
• Table 75. Technology readiness level of printed semiconductors.              233
• Table 76. Organic semiconductors: Advantages and disadvantages.      234
• Table 77. Market Drivers for printed/flexible sensors.         236
• Table 78. Overview of specific printed/flexible sensor types.         236
• Table 79. Properties of typical flexible substrates. 239
• Table 80. Comparison of stretchable substrates.  240
• Table 81.  Main types of materials used as flexible plastic substrates in flexible electronics.  242
• Table 82. Applications of flexible (bio) polyimide PCBs.    243
• Table 83. Paper substrates: Advantages and disadvantages.        243
• Table 84. Comparison of flexible integrated circuit technologies.              247
• Table 85. PCB manufacturing process.        250
• Table 86. Challenges in PCB manufacturing.           250
• Table 87. 3D PCB manufacturing.    253
• Table 88. Market drivers and trends in wearable electronics.         259
• Table 89. Types of wearable sensors.            262
• Table 90. Opportunities and challenges for the wearable technology industry. 264
• Table 91. Drivers for Wearable Adoption and Innovation. 265
• Table 92. Future Trends in Wearable Technology.   268
• Table 93. Applications of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) and Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS).     273
• Table 94. Wearable batteries, displays and communication systems.    274
• Table 95. Different sensing modalities that can be incorporated into wrist-worn wearable device.      290
• Table 96. Overview of actuating at the wrist              291
• Table 97. Key players in Wrist-Worn Technology.    293
• Table 98. Wearable health monitors.             297
• Table 99. Sports-watches, smart-watches and fitness trackers producers and products.         299
• Table 100. Wearable sensors for sports performance.       301
• Table 101. Wearable sensor products for monitoring sport performance.            302
• Table 102.  Product types in the hearing assistance technology market.               304
• Table 103. Audio and Hearing Assistance for Hearables. 306
• Table 104. Hearing Assistance Technologies.           307
• Table 105. Hearing Assistance Technology Products.         309
• Table 106. Sensing options in the ear.           312
• Table 107. Sensing Options in the Ear.          316
• Table 108. Advantages and Limitations for Blood Pressure Hearables.   319
• Table 109. Companies and products in hearables.              322
• Table 110. Example wearable sleep tracker products and prices.              323
• Table 111. Smart ring products.         325
• Table 112. Smart Ring Products — 2024–2026 Additions.               326
• Table 113. Sleep headband products.           326
• Table 114. Sleep Headband Wearables.      328
• Table 115. Wearable electronics sleep monitoring products.        330
• Table 116. Pet and animal wearable electronics & sensors companies and products. 332
• Table 117. Wearable electronics applications in the military.       335
• Table 118.  Industrial Wearable Electronics Product Table              336
• Table 119. Global market for wearable consumer electronics 2020-2036 by type (Millions Units).      341
• Table 120. Global market revenues for wearable consumer electronics, 2020-2036, (millions USD). 343
• Table 121. Market challenges in consumer wearable electronics.              345
• Table 122. Market drivers for printed, flexible and stretchable medical and healthcare sensors and wearables.       442
• Table 123. Examples of wearable medical device products.          446
• Table 124. Medical wearable companies applying products to COVID-19 monitoring and analysis.  448
• Table 125. Applications in flexible and stretchable health monitors, by advanced materials type and benefits thereof.           458
• Table 126. Medical wearable companies applying products to temperate and respiratory monitoring and analysis.           462
• Table 127. Consumer Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Devices — Market Overview 2026.      463
• Table 128. Technologies for minimally-invasive and non-invasive glucose detection-advantages and disadvantages.            470
• Table 129. Non-Invasive Continuous Glucose Monitoring Devices — Technology Landscape and Company Overview 2026.     473
• Table 130. Minimally-invasive and non-invasive glucose monitoring products. 483
• Table 131. ECG Patch Monitor and Clothing Products.      488
• Table 132. PPG Wearable Electronics Companies and Products.               490
• Table 133. Pregnancy and Newborn Monitoring Wearables.          492
• Table 134. Companies developing wearable swear sensors.         497
• Table 135. Wearable electronics drug delivery companies and products.            499
• Table 136. Companies and products, cosmetics and drug delivery patches.     502
• Table 137. Femtech Wearable Electronics.                503
• Table 138. Companies developing femtech wearable technology.             505
• Table 139. Companies and products in smart foowtear and insolves.    508
• Table 140. Companies and products in smart contact lenses.     509
• Table 141. Companies and products in smart wound care.            512
• Table 142. Companies developing smart diaper products.             513
• Table 143. Companies developing wearable robotics.       515
• Table 144. Global Market for Wearable Medical & Healthcare Electronics 2020-2036 (Million Units).                533
• Table 145. Global Market for Wearable Medical and Healthcare Electronics 2022–2036 (Revenue, $M).                535
• Table 145. Medical Wearables Market Forecast by Application Area 2026–2036.           536
• Table 146. Market challenges in medical and healthcare sensors and wearables.          537
• Table 147. VR and AR Headset Classification.         768
• Table 148. Applications of VR and AR Technology. 769
• Table 149. XR Headset OEM Comparison. 771
• Table 150. Timeline of Modern VR.   773
• Table 151. VR Headset Types.             774
• Table 152. AR Outlook by Device Type           777
• Table 153. AR Outlook by Computing Type.               777
• Table 154. Augmented reality (AR) smart glass products. 778
• Table 155. Mixed Reality (MR) smart glass products.           785
• Table 156. Comparison between miniLED displays and other display types.      786
• Table 157. Comparison of AR Display Light Engines.          790
• Table 158. Comparison to conventional LEDs.        791
• Table 159. Types of microLED.            791
• Table 160. Summary of monolithic integration, monolithic hybrid integration (flip-chip/wafer bonding), and mass transfer technologies.      792
• Table 161. Summary of different mass transfer technologies.      794
• Table 162. Comparison to LCD and OLED. 796
• Table 163. Schematic comparison to LCD and OLED.        797
• Table 164. Commercially available microLED products and specifications.       797
• Table 165. microLED-based display advantages and disadvantages.     798
• Table 166. MicroLED based smart glass products.               801
• Table 167. VR and AR MicroLED products. 801
• Table 168. Enterprise AR Adoption Rate by Industry Sector, 2025.            803
• Table 169. Global Market for VR/AR/MR Gaming and Entertainment Wearable Technology, 2018-2036 (Million Units).              804
• Table 170. Global Market for XR Gaming and Entertainment Wearable Technology 2020–2036 (Revenue, $B).      805
• Table 171. XR Wearable Market by Region 2026–2036 ($B).           805
• Table 172. Macro-trends for electronic textiles.      872
• Table 173. Market drivers for printed, flexible, stretchable and organic electronic textiles.       873
• Table 174. Examples of smart textile products.      875
• Table 175. Performance requirements for E-textiles.           876
• Table 176. Commercially available smart clothing products.        882
• Table 177. Types of smart textiles.   885
• Table 178. Comparison of E-textile fabrication methods. 886
• Table 179. Types of fabrics for the application of electronic textiles.        887
• Table 180. Methods for integrating conductive compounds.         887
• Table 181. Methods for integrating conductive yarn and conductive filament fiber.       889
• Table 182. 1D electronic fibers including the conductive materials, fabrication strategies, electrical conductivity, stretchability, and applications.         892
• Table 183. Conductive materials used in smart textiles, their electrical conductivity and percolation threshold.        896
• Table 184. Metal coated fibers and their mechanisms.     897
• Table 185. Applications of carbon nanomaterials and other nanomaterials in e-textiles.           898
• Table 186. Applications and benefits of graphene in textiles and apparel.            899
• Table 187. Properties of CNTs and comparable materials.              900
• Table 188. Properties of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN).  906
• Table 189. Types of flexible conductive polymers, properties and applications.               907
• Table 190. Typical conductive ink formulation.       911
• Table 191. Comparative properties of conductive inks.     911
• Table 192.  Comparison of pros and cons of various types of conductive ink compositions.   914
• Table 193: Properties of CNTs and comparable materials.              923
• Table 194. Properties of graphene.  926
• Table 195. Electrical conductivity of different types of graphene.               928
• Table 196. Comparison of the electrical conductivities of liquid metal with typical conductive inks. 929
• Table 197. Nanocoatings applied in the smart textiles industry-type of coating, nanomaterials utilized, benefits and applications.    934
• Table 198. 3D printed shoes.               937
• Table 199. Sensors used in electronic textiles.        938
• Table 200. Features of flexible strain sensors with different structures. 942
• Table 201. Features of resistive and capacitive strain sensors.    943
• Table 202. Typical applications and markets for e-textiles.             944
• Table 203. Commercially available E-textiles and smart clothing products.        945
• Table 204. Example heated jacket products.            947
• Table 205. Heated Gloves Products 948
• Table 206. Heated Insoles Products               949
• Table 207. Heated jacket and clothing products.   950
• Table 208. Examples of materials used in flexible heaters and applications.      951
• Table 209. Wearable Electronic Therapeutics Products.   953
• Table 210.  Smart Textiles/E-Textiles for Healthcare and Fitness. 955
• Table 211. Example wearable sensor products for monitoring sport performance.        957
• Table 212.Companies and products in smart footwear.    959
• Table 213. Commercial Applications of Wearable Displays            960
• Table 214. Applications of Wearable Displays.        961
• Table 215. Wearable Electronics Applications in Military. 963
• Table 216. Smart Gloves Companies and Products.            964
• Table 217. Types of Power Supplies for Electronic Textiles.             965
• Table 218. Advantages and disadvantages of batteries for E-textiles.      967
• Table 219. Comparison of prototype batteries (flexible, textile, and other) in terms of area-specific performance. 968
• Table 220. Advantages and disadvantages of photovoltaic, piezoelectric, triboelectric, and thermoelectric energy harvesting in of e-textiles.  970
• Table 221. Teslasuit. 976
• Table 222. Global Market for E-Textiles and Smart Apparel Electronics, 2018-2036 (Million Units).    978
• Table 223. Global Market for E-Textiles and Smart Apparel Electronics, 2018-2036 (Millions USD).    980
• Table 224. Market and technical challenges for E-textiles and smart clothing.  982
• Table 225. Macro-trends in energy vstorage and harvesting for wearables.          1087
• Table 226. Market drivers for Printed and flexible electronic energy storage, generation and harvesting.                1088
• Table 227. Energy applications for printed/flexible electronics.   1096
• Table 228. Comparison of Flexible and Traditional Lithium-Ion Batteries               1099
• Table 229. Material Choices for Flexible Battery Components.    1099
• Table 230. Flexible Li-ion battery products 1103
• Table 231. Thin film vs bulk solid-state batteries.   1104
• Table 232. Summary of fiber-shaped lithium-ion batteries.            1107
• Table 233. Main components and properties of different printed battery types.               1114
• Table 234, Types of printable current collectors and the materials commonly used.    1116
• Table 235. Applications of printed batteries and their physical and electrochemical requirements.  1118
• Table 236. 2D and 3D printing techniques. 1119
• Table 237. Printing techniques applied to printed batteries.           1121
• Table 238. Main components and corresponding electrochemical values of lithium-ion printed batteries.          1121
• Table 239. Printing technique, main components and corresponding electrochemical values of printed batteries based on Zn–MnO2 and other battery types.       1123
• Table 240. Main 3D Printing techniques for battery manufacturing.         1128
• Table 241. Electrode Materials for 3D Printed Batteries.   1129
• Table 242. Main Fabrication Techniques for Thin-Film Batteries. 1130
• Table 243. Types of solid-state electrolytes.              1131
• Table 244. Market segmentation and status for solid-state batteries.      1132
• Table 245.  Typical process chains for manufacturing key components and assembly of solid-state batteries.          1133
• Table 246. Comparison between liquid and solid-state batteries.              1138
• Table 247. Types of fiber-shaped batteries.                1145
• Table 248. Components of transparent batteries. 1148
• Table 249. Components of degradable batteries.  1150
• Table 250. Types of fiber-shaped batteries.                1152
• Table 251. Organic vs. Inorganic Solid-State Electrolytes.                1158
• Table 252. Electrode designs in flexible lithium-ion batteries.       1159
• Table 253. Packaging Procedures for Pouch Cells.                1166
• Table 254. Performance Metrics and Characteristics for Printed and Flexible Batteries.             1170
• Table 255. Methods for printing supercapacitors. 1173
• Table 256. Electrode Materials for printed supercapacitors.          1173
• Table 257. Electrolytes for printed supercapacitors.           1175
• Table 258. Main properties and components of printed supercapacitors.            1175
• Table 259. Conductive pastes for photovoltaics.   1178
• Table 260. Companies commercializing thin film flexible photovoltaics.              1180
• Table 261. Examples of materials used in flexible heaters and applications.      1184
• Table 262. Transparent heaters for exterior lighting / sensors / windows.              1185
• Table 263. Types of transparent heaters for automotive exterior applications.  1185
• Table 264. Smart Window Applications of Transparent Heaters. 1190
• Table 265. Applications of Printed and Flexible Fuel Cells.             1197
• Table 266. Market challenges in printed and flexible electronics for energy.        1199
• Table 267. Global market for printed and flexible energy storage, generation and harvesting electronics, 2020-2036 by type (Volume).              1199
• Table 268. Global market for printed and flexible energy storage, generation and harvesting electronics, 2020-2036, (millions USD).  1201
• Table 269. 3DOM separator. 1204
• Table 270. Battery performance test specifications of J. Flex batteries.  1227

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Examples of flexible electronics devices.               79
• Figure 2. Evolution of electronics.    80
• Figure 3. Wearable technology inventions. 82
• Figure 4. Market map for wearable technology.       94
• Figure 5. Wove Band. 94
• Figure 6. Wearable graphene medical sensor.         95
• Figure 7. Stretchable transistor.        96
• Figure 8. Artificial skin prototype for gesture recognition. 98
• Figure 9. Applications of wearable flexible sensors worn on various body parts.             100
• Figure 10. Systemization of wearable electronic systems.              101
• Figure 11. Baby Monitor.         106
• Figure 12. Wearable health monitor incorporating graphene photodetectors.   106
• Figure 13. LG 77” transparent 4K OLED TV. 108
• Figure 14. 137-inch N1 foldable TV. 108
• Figure 15. Flex Note Extendable™.    109
• Figure 16. Flex In & Out Flip. 109
• Figure 17. Garmin Instinct 3.               110
• Figure 18. Amazfit Active 2.  110
• Figure 19. Circular Ring 2.     111
• Figure 20. Frenz Brainband. 111
• Figure 21. Lingo wellness CGM.         111
• Figure 22.  Bebird EarSight Flow.       112
• Figure 23. Traxcon printed lighting circuitry.              122
• Figure 24. Global Sensor Market Roadmap.              133
• Figure 25. Market Roadmap for Wrist-worn Wearables.    136
• Figure 26. Market Roadmap for Smart Bands.         137
• Figure 27. Market Roadmap for Smart Glasses.     138
• Figure 28. Market Roadmap for Smart Clothing and Accessories.              139
• Figure 29. Market Roadmap of Market Trends for Skin-Patches.  139
• Figure 30. Market Roadmap for Smart Rings.           140
• Figure 31.Market Roadmap for Hearables. 141
• Figure 32. Market Roadmap for Head Mounted Wearables.           142
• Figure 33. Roadmap for Wearable Optical Heart-rate Sensors.    151
• Figure 34. SWOT analysis for printed electronics.  192
• Figure 35. SWOT analysis for 3D electronics.            195
• Figure 36. SWOT analysis for analogue printing.    198
• Figure 37. SWOT analysis for digital printing.            200
• Figure 38. In-mold electronics prototype devices and products. 201
• Figure 39. SWOT analysis for In-Mold Electronics. 204
• Figure 40. SWOT analysis for R2R manufacturing. 207
• Figure 41. The molecular mechanism of the shape memory effect under different stimuli.     213
• Figure 42. Supercooled Soldering™ Technology.     217
• Figure 43. Reflow soldering schematic.        218
• Figure 44. Schematic diagram of induction heating reflow.             219
• Figure 45. Types of conductive inks and applications.       222
• Figure 46. Copper based inks on flexible substrate.             227
• Figure 47. SWOT analysis for Printable semiconductors. 235
• Figure 48.  SWOT analysis for Printable sensor materials.               239
• Figure 49. RFID Tag with Nano Copper Antenna on Paper.               241
• Figure 50. SWOT analysis for flexible integrated circuits.  248
• Figure 51. Fully-printed organic thin-film transistors and circuitry on one-micron-thick polymer films.                249
• Figure 52. Flexible PCB.          252
• Figure 53. SWOT analysis for Flexible batteries.      255
• Figure 54.  SWOT analysis for Flexible PV for energy harvesting. 258
• Figure 55. Roadmap of wearable sensor technology segmented by key biometrics.      263
• Figure 56. Wearable Technology Roadmap, by function.  270
• Figure 57. Actuator types.      271
• Figure 58. EmeTerm nausea relief wearable.             292
• Figure 59. Embr Wave for cooling and warming.     292
• Figure 60. dpl Wrist Wrap Light THerapy pain relief.              293
• Figure 61. Roadmap for Wrist-Worn Wearables.    295
• Figure 62. SWOT analysis for Wrist-worn wearables.          296
• Figure 63. FitBit Sense Watch.            296
• Figure 64. Wearable bio-fluid monitoring system for monitoring of hydration.   301
• Figure 65. Evolution of Ear-Worn Wearables.            305
• Figure 66. Nuheara IQbuds² Max.     305
• Figure 67. HP Hearing PRO OTC Hearing Aid.           311
• Figure 68. SWOT analysis for Ear worn wearables (hearables).    314
• Figure 69. Commercialization Timeline for Hearable Sensing Technologies.       317
• Figure 70. Roadmap of Market Trends for Hearables.         322
• Figure 71. Beddr SleepTuner.               328
• Figure 72. Global market for wearable consumer electronics 2020-2036 by type (Volume).    342
• Figure 73. Global market revenues for wearable consumer electronics, 2018-2036, (millions USD). 344
• Figure 74. The Apollo wearable device.         350
• Figure 75. Cyclops HMD.        353
• Figure 76. C2Sense sensors.               359
• Figure 77. Coachwhisperer device. 362
• Figure 78. Cogwear headgear.            363
• Figure 79. CardioWatch 287.               365
• Figure 80. FRENZ™ Brainband.           369
• Figure 81. NightOwl Home Sleep Apnea Test Device.          370
• Figure 82. GX Sweat Patch.   373
• Figure 83. eQ02+LIfeMontor.               375
• Figure 84. Cove wearable device.     377
• Figure 85. German bionic exoskeleton.        380
• Figure 86. UnlimitedHand.    380
• Figure 87. Apex Exosuit.          381
• Figure 88. Humanox Shin Guard.      386
• Figure 89. Airvida E1. 387
• Figure 90. Footrax.      388
• Figure 91. eMacula®. 389
• Figure 92. G2 Pro.        390
• Figure 93. REFLEX.     391
• Figure 94. Ring ZERO.               394
• Figure 95. Mawi Heart Patch.               397
• Figure 96. Ayo wearable light therapy.           406
• Figure 97. Nowatch.   407
• Figure 98. ORII smart ring.     410
• Figure 99. Proxxi Voltage.       414
• Figure 100. RealWear HMT-1.              416
• Figure 101. Moonwalkers from Shift Robotics Inc. 421
• Figure 102. SnowCookie device.       422
• Figure 103. Soter device.        423
• Figure 104. Feelzing Energy Patch.   429
• Figure 105. Wiliot tags.            436
• Figure 106. Connected human body and product examples.        445
• Figure 107. Companies and products in wearable health monitoring and rehabilitation devices and products.          449
• Figure 108. Smart e-skin system comprising health-monitoring sensors, displays, and ultra flexible PLEDs.               455
• Figure 109. Graphene medical patch.            457
• Figure 110. Graphene-based E-skin patch.                457
• Figure 111. Enfucell wearable temperature tag.     461
• Figure 112. TempTraQ wearable wireless thermometer.    461
• Figure 113. Technologies for minimally-invasive and non-invasive glucose detection. 463
• Figure 114. Schematic of non-invasive CGM sensor.          482
• Figure 115. Adhesive wearable CGM sensor.            482
• Figure 116. VitalPatch.             486
• Figure 117. Wearable ECG-textile.   487
• Figure 118. Wearable ECG recorder.               488
• Figure 119. Nexkin™.  488
• Figure 120. Bloomlife.              492
• Figure 121. Nanowire skin hydration patch.               493
• Figure 122. NIX sensors.         494
• Figure 123. Wearable sweat sensor.               495
• Figure 124. Wearable  graphene sweat sensor.       496
• Figure 125. Gatorade's GX Sweat Patch.      496
• Figure 126. Sweat sensor incorporated into face mask.    497
• Figure 127. D-mine Pump.     498
• Figure 128. Lab-on-Skin™.     499
• Figure 129. My UV Patch.       501
• Figure 130. Overview layers of L'Oreal skin patch. 501
• Figure 131. Brilliantly Warm.               505
• Figure 132. Ava Fertility tracker.         506
• Figure 133. S9 Pro breast pump.       506
• Figure 134. Tempdrop.             507
• Figure 135. Digitsole Smartshoe.     508
• Figure 136. Schematic of smart wound dressing.  511
• Figure 137. REPAIR electronic patch concept. Image courtesy of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.         512
• Figure 138. ABENA Nova smart diaper.         514
• Figure 139. Honda Walking Assist.  515
• Figure 140. ABLE Exoskeleton.           515
• Figure 141. ANGEL-LEGS-M10.          515
• Figure 142. AGADEXO Shoulder.       516
• Figure 143. Enyware. 516
• Figure 144. AWN-12 occupational powered hip exoskeleton.        516
• Figure 145. CarrySuit passive upper-body exoskeleton.    516
• Figure 146. Axosuit lower body medical exoskeleton.         517
• Figure 147. FreeGait. 517
• Figure 148. InMotion Arm.     517
• Figure 149. Biomotum SPARK.            517
• Figure 150. PowerWalk energy.           518
• Figure 151. Keeogo™. 518
• Figure 152. MATE-XT. 518
• Figure 153. CDYS passive shoulder support exoskeleton.                519
• Figure 154. ALDAK.     519
• Figure 155. HAL® Lower Limb.             519
• Figure 156. DARWING PA.     519
• Figure 157. Dephy ExoBoot. 520
• Figure 158. EksoNR.  520
• Figure 159. Emovo Assist.     520
• Figure 160. HAPO.       520
• Figure 161. Atlas passive modular exoskeleton.     521
• Figure 162. ExoAtlet II.             521
• Figure 163. ExoHeaver.            521
• Figure 164. Exy ONE. 522
• Figure 165. ExoArm.  522
• Figure 166. ExoMotus.             522
• Figure 167. Gloreha Sinfonia.             523
• Figure 168. BELK Knee Exoskeleton.               523
• Figure 169. Apex exosuit.       523
• Figure 170. Honda Walking Assist.  524
• Figure 171. BionicBack.          524
• Figure 172. Muscle Suit.         524
• Figure 173.Japet.W powered exoskeleton. 525
• Figure 174.Ski~Mojo. 525
• Figure 175. AIRFRAME passive shoulder.    525
• Figure 176.FORTIS passive tool holding exoskeleton.         526
• Figure 177. Integrated Soldier Exoskeleton (UPRISE®).       526
• Figure 178.UNILEXA passive exoskeleton.  526
• Figure 179.HandTutor.             527
• Figure 180.MyoPro®. 527
• Figure 181.Myosuit.  527
• Figure 182. archelis wearable chair.               527
• Figure 183.Chairless Chair.  528
• Figure 184.Indego.     528
• Figure 185. Polyspine.              528
• Figure 186. Hercule powered lower body exoskeleton.      529
• Figure 187. ReStore Soft Exo-Suit.   529
• Figure 188. Hand of Hope.    529
• Figure 189. REX powered exoskeleton.         529
• Figure 190. Elevate Ski Exoskeleton.              530
• Figure 191. UGO210 exoskeleton.    530
• Figure 192. EsoGLOVE Pro.   530
• Figure 193. Roki.          530
• Figure 194. Powered Clothing.           531
• Figure 195. Againer shock absorbing exoskeleton.               531
• Figure 196. EasyWalk Assistive Soft Exoskeleton Walker. 531
• Figure 197. Skel-Ex.    531
• Figure 198. EXO-H3 lower limbs robotic exoskeleton.        532
• Figure 199. Ikan Tilta Max Armor-Man 2        532
• Figure 200. AMADEO hand and finger robotic rehabilitation device.          532
• Figure 201.Atalante autonomous lower-body exoskeleton.            533
• Figure 202. Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biowearable.          542
• Figure 203. AcuPebble SA100.           543
• Figure 204. Vitalgram®.            546
• Figure 205. Alertgy NICGM wristband.          549
• Figure 206. ALLEVX.   550
• Figure 207. Gastric Alimetry.                551
• Figure 208. Alva Health stroke monitor.       552
• Figure 209. amofit S. 553
• Figure 210. MIT and Amorepacific's chip-free skin sensor.              554
• Figure 211. Sigi™ Insulin Management System.       556
• Figure 212. The Apollo wearable device.      558
• Figure 213. Apos3.     559
• Figure 214. Artemis is  smart clothing system.        561
• Figure 215. KneeStim.              562
• Figure 216. PaciBreath.           564
• Figure 217. Structure of Azalea Vision’s smart contact lens.         566
• Figure 218. Belun® Ring.         567
• Figure 219. Neuronaute wearable.   575
• Figure 220. biped.ai device.  577
• Figure 221. circul+ smart ring.            580
• Figure 222. Cala Trio. 584
• Figure 223. BioSleeve®.            591
• Figure 224. Cognito's gamma stimulation device. 592
• Figure 225. Cogwear Headband.      593
• Figure 226. First Relief.            600
• Figure 227. Jewel Patch Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator.         604
• Figure 228. enFuse.   606
• Figure 229. EOPatch. 608
• Figure 230. Epilog.      610
• Figure 231. FloPatch. 617
• Figure 232. The Happy Ring. 628
• Figure 233. Hinge Health wearable therapy devices.           630
• Figure 234. MYSA - 'Relax Shirt'.         631
• Figure 235. Atusa system.     640
• Figure 236. Kenzen ECHO Smart Patch.       644
• Figure 237. The Kernel Flow headset.            645
• Figure 238. KnowU™. 647
• Figure 239. LifeSpan patch.  656
• Figure 240. Mawi Heart Patch.            660
• Figure 241. WalkAid. 666
• Figure 242. Monarch™ Wireless Wearable Biosensor          667
• Figure 243. Modoo device.    671
• Figure 244. Munevo Drive.     675
• Figure 245. Electroskin integration schematic.        678
• Figure 246. Modius Sleep wearable device.               683
• Figure 247. Neuphony Headband.   684
• Figure 248. Nix Biosensors patch.    688
• Figure 249. Slanj device.         689
• Figure 250. Otolith wearable device.              693
• Figure 251. Peerbridge Cor.  697
• Figure 252. Point Fit Technology skin patch.              702
• Figure 253. Sylvee 1.0.             709
• Figure 254. RootiRx.  713
• Figure 255. Sylvee 1.0.             715
• Figure 256. Sibel's ADAM™ sensor.   727
• Figure 257. Silvertree Reach.               728
• Figure 258. Smardii smart diaper.    732
• Figure 259. Subcuject.             739
• Figure 260. Nerivio.    743
• Figure 261. Feelzing Energy Patch.   744
• Figure 262. Ultrahuman wearable glucose monitor.            747
• Figure 263. Vaxxas patch.      750
• Figure 264. S-Patch Ex.            761
• Figure 265. Zeit Medical Wearable Headband.        764
• Figure 266. Evolution of Smart Eyewear.      766
• Figure 267. Technology Adoption Curve Positioning for XR Wearable Categories (Gartner Hype Cycle, 2026). 767
• Figure 268. Technology Adoption Phase Timing for XR Wearable Categories.     767
• Figure 269. Engo Eyewear.     778
• Figure 270. Lenovo ThinkReality A3.               779
• Figure 271. Magic Leap 1.      779
• Figure 272. Microsoft HoloLens 2.   780
• Figure 273. OPPO Air Glass AR.         780
• Figure 274. Snap Spectacles AR (4th gen). 780
• Figure 275. Vuzix Blade Upgraded.  781
• Figure 276. NReal Light MR smart glasses. 785
• Figure 277. Schematic for configuration of full colour microLED display               787
• Figure 278. BOE glass-based backplane process. 788
• Figure 279. MSI curved quantum dot miniLED display.      789
• Figure 280. Nanolumi Chameleon® G Film in LED/LCD Monitor. 790
• Figure 281. Vuzix microLED microdisplay Smart Glasses.               791
• Figure 282. Pixels per inch roadmap of µ-LED displays from 2007 to 2019.         792
• Figure 283. Mass transfer for µLED chips.  793
• Figure 284. Schematic diagram of mass transfer technologies.   795
• Figure 285. Comparison of microLED with other display technologies.  798
• Figure 286. Lextar 10.6 inch transparent microLED display.           799
• Figure 287. Transition to borderless design.              799
• Figure 288. Mojo Vision smart contact lens with an embedded MicroLED display.         801
• Figure 289. Skinetic vest.       807
• Figure 290. IntelliPix™ design for 0.26″ 1080p microLED display. 815
• Figure 291. Dapeng DPVR P1 Pro 4k VR all-in-one VR glasses.     816
• Figure 292. Vive Focus 3 VR headset Wrist Tracker.              826
• Figure 293. Huawei smart glasses. 827
• Figure 294. Jade Bird Display micro displays.           832
• Figure 295. JBD's 0.13-inch panel.   832
• Figure 296. 0.22” Monolithic full colour microLED panel and inset shows a conceptual monolithic polychrome projector with a waveguide.     833
• Figure 297. Kura Technologies' AR Glasses.              836
• Figure 298. Smart contact lenses schematic.          845
• Figure 299. OQmented technology for AR smart glasses. 848
• Figure 300. VISIRIUM® Technology smart glasses prototype.         853
• Figure 301. SenseGlove Nova.            854
• Figure 302. MeganeX.               855
• Figure 303.  A micro-display with a stacked-RGB pixel array, where each pixel is an RGB-emitting stacked microLED device (left). The micro-display showing a video of fireworks at night, demonstrating the full-colour capability (right). N.B. Areas around the display   858
• Figure 304. JioGlass mixed reality glasses type headset.  859
• Figure 305. Vuzix uLED display engine.         868
• Figure 306. Xiaomi Smart Glasses. 869
• Figure 307. SWOT analysis for printed, flexible and hybrid electronics in E-textiles.      876
• Figure 308. Timeline of the different generations of electronic textiles.  878
• Figure 309. Examples of each generation of electronic textiles.   878
• Figure 310. Conductive yarns.            882
• Figure 311. Electronics integration in textiles: (a) textile-adapted, (b) textile-integrated (c) textile-basd.                884
• Figure 312. Stretchable polymer encapsulation microelectronics on textiles.   890
• Figure 313. Wove Band.          891
• Figure 314. Wearable graphene medical sensor.   892
• Figure 315. Conductive yarns.            894
• Figure 316. Classification of conductive materials and process technology.      895
• Figure 317. Structure diagram of Ti3C2Tx.  904
• Figure 318. Structure of hexagonal boron nitride.  905
• Figure 319. BN nanosheet textiles application.       906
• Figure 320. SEM image of cotton fibers with PEDOT:PSS coating.              908
• Figure 321. Schematic of inkjet-printed processes.             913
• Figure 322: Silver nanocomposite ink after sintering and resin bonding of discrete electronic components. 918
• Figure 323. Schematic summary of the formulation of silver conductive inks.  919
• Figure 324. Copper based inks on flexible substrate.          921
• Figure 325: Schematic of single-walled carbon nanotube.             924
• Figure 326. Stretchable SWNT memory and logic devices for wearable electronics.     925
• Figure 327. Graphene layer structure schematic.  927
• Figure 328. BGT Materials graphene ink product.   928
• Figure 329. PCM cooling vest.             931
• Figure 330. SMPU-treated cotton fabrics.   931
• Figure 331. Schematics of DIAPLEX membrane.    932
• Figure 332. SMP energy storage textiles.      933
• Figure 333. Nike x Acronym Blazer Sneakers.           937
• Figure 334. Adidas 3D Runner Pump.            937
• Figure 335. Under Armour Archi-TechFuturist.         937
• Figure 336. Reebok Reebok Liquid Speed.  937
• Figure 337. Radiate sports vest.        938
• Figure 338. Adidas smart insole.       941
• Figure 339. Applications of E-textiles.           945
• Figure 340. EXO2 Stormwalker 2 Heated Jacket.    947
• Figure 341. Flexible polymer-based heated glove, sock and slipper.         949
• Figure 342. ThermaCell Rechargeable Heated Insoles.     950
• Figure 343. Myant sleeve tracks biochemical indicators in sweat.             952
• Figure 344. Flexible polymer-based therapeutic products.             953
• Figure 345. iStimUweaR .       954
• Figure 346. Digitsole Smartshoe.     959
• Figure 347. Basketball referee Royole fully flexible display.            962
• Figure 348. A mechanical glove, Robo-Glove, with pressure sensors and other sensors jointly developed by General Motors and NASA.             964
• Figure 349. Power supply mechanisms for electronic textiles and wearables.   966
• Figure 350. Micro-scale energy scavenging techniques.   970
• Figure 351. Schematic illustration of the fabrication concept for textile-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) made by sewing textile electrodes onto cloth or paper. 972
• Figure 352. 3D printed piezoelectric material.         973
• Figure 353. Application of electronic textiles in AR/VR.      975
• Figure 354. Global Market for E-Textiles and Smart Apparel Electronics, 2018-2036 (Million Units).  979
• Figure 355. Global Market for E-Textiles and Smart Apparel Electronics, 2018-2036 (Millions USD).  981
• Figure 356. BioMan+.               985
• Figure 357. EXO Glove.            985
• Figure 358. LED hooded jacket.         989
• Figure 359. Heated element module.            990
• Figure 360. Carhartt X-1 Smart Heated Vest.            998
• Figure 361. Cionic Neural Sleeve.     1000
• Figure 362. Graphene dress. The dress changes colour in sync with the wearer’s breathing.   1003
• Figure 363. Descante Solar Thermo insulated jacket.         1004
• Figure 364. G+ Graphene Aero Jersey.            1005
• Figure 365. HiFlex strain/pressure sensor.  1014
• Figure 366. KiTT motion tracking knee sleeve.          1016
• Figure 367. Healables app-controlled electrotherapy device.       1022
• Figure 368. LumeoLoop device.         1035
• Figure 369. Electroskin integration schematic.        1041
• Figure 370. Nextiles’ compression garments.          1043
• Figure 371. Nextiles e-fabric.               1044
• Figure 372 .Nuada.    1047
• Figure 373. Palarum PUP smart socks.         1052
• Figure 374. Smardii smart diaper.    1063
• Figure 375. Softmatter compression garment.        1065
• Figure 376. Softmatter sports bra with a woven ECG sensor.         1065
• Figure 377. MoCap Pro Glove.             1067
• Figure 378. Teslasuit.                1071
• Figure 379. ZOZOFIT wearable at-home 3D body scanner.              1084
• Figure 380. YouCare smart shirt.       1085
• Figure 381. SWOT analysis for printed, flexible and hybrid electronics in energy.             1089
• Figure 382. Examples of Flexible batteries on the market.               1090
• Figure 383. Stretchable lithium-ion battery for flexible electronics            1092
• Figure 384. Loomia E-textile.               1092
• Figure 385. BrightVolt battery.             1093
• Figure 386. ProLogium solid-state technology.        1094
• Figure 387. Amprius Li-ion batteries.              1095
• Figure 388. MOLEX thin-film battery.              1096
• Figure 389. Flexible batteries on the market.            1097
• Figure 390. Various architectures for flexible and stretchable electrochemical energy storage.            1100
• Figure 391. Types of flexible batteries.           1102
• Figure 392. Materials and design structures in flexible lithium ion batteries.      1103
• Figure 393. Flexible/stretchable LIBs with different structures.    1105
• Figure 394. a–c) Schematic illustration of coaxial (a), twisted (b), and stretchable (c) LIBs.     1108
• Figure 395. a) Schematic illustration of the fabrication of the superstretchy LIB based on an MWCNT/LMO composite fiber and an MWCNT/LTO composite fiber. b,c) Photograph (b) and the schematic illustration (c) of a stretchable fiber-shaped battery under stretching conditions. d) Schematic illustration of the spring-like stretchable LIB. e) SEM images of a fiberat different strains. f) Evolution of specific capacitance with strain. d–f)                1109
• Figure 396. Origami disposable battery.       1110
• Figure 397. Zn–MnO2 batteries produced by Brightvolt.    1112
• Figure 398. Various applications of printed paper batteries.          1113
• Figure 399.Schematic representation of the main components of a battery.      1113
• Figure 400. Schematic of a printed battery in a sandwich cell architecture, where the anode and cathode of the battery are stacked together.            1115
• Figure 401. Sakuú's Swift Print 3D-printed solid-state battery cells.         1126
• Figure 402. Manufacturing Processes for Conventional Batteries (I), 3D Microbatteries (II), and 3D-Printed Batteries (III).                1127
• Figure 403. Examples of applications of thin film batteries.            1134
• Figure 404. Capacities and voltage windows of various cathode and anode materials.               1135
• Figure 405. Traditional lithium-ion battery (left), solid state battery (right).          1137
• Figure 406. Stretchable lithium-air battery for wearable electronics.       1140
• Figure 407. Ag–Zn batteries produced by Imprint Energy. 1143
• Figure 408. Transparent batteries.    1148
• Figure 409. Degradable batteries.    1150
• Figure 410 . Fraunhofer IFAM printed electrodes.   1154
• Figure 411. Ragone plots of diverse batteries and the commonly used electronics powered by flexible batteries.          1155
• Figure 412. Schematic of the structure of stretchable LIBs.           1160
• Figure 413. Electrochemical performance of materials in flexible LIBs. 1160
• Figure 414. Main printing methods for supercapacitors.  1172
• Figure 415. Schematic illustration of the fabrication concept for textile-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) made by sewing textile electrodes onto cloth or paper. 1181
• Figure 416. Origami-like silicon solar cells.                1182
• Figure 417. Schematic illustration of the fabrication concept for textile-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) made by sewing textile electrodes onto cloth or paper. 1184
• Figure 418. Concept of microwave-transparent heaters for automotive radars.               1187
• Figure 419. Defrosting and defogging transparent heater applications.  1188
• Figure 420. Global market for printed and flexible energy storage, generation and harvesting electronics, 2020-2036 by type (Volume).              1200
• Figure 421. Global market for printed and flexible energy storage, generation and harvesting electronics, 2020-2036, millions of US dollars.  1202
• Figure 422. 3DOM battery.     1203
• Figure 423. AC biode prototype.        1205
• Figure 424. Ampcera’s all-ceramic dense solid-state electrolyte separator sheets (25 um thickness, 50mm x 100mm size, flexible and defect free, room temperature ionic conductivity ~1 mA/cm).         1207
• Figure 425. Ateios thin-film, printed battery.             1208
• Figure 426. 3D printed lithium-ion battery. 1211
• Figure 427. TempTraq wearable patch.          1212
• Figure 428. SoftBattery®.        1214
• Figure 429. Roll-to-roll equipment working with ultrathin steel substrate.            1215
• Figure 430. TAeTTOOz printable battery materials.               1217
• Figure 431. Exeger Powerfoyle.           1218
• Figure 432. 2D paper batteries.          1221
• Figure 433. 3D Custom Format paper batteries.     1222
• Figure 434. Hitachi Zosen solid-state battery.          1223
• Figure 435. Ilika solid-state batteries.            1224
• Figure 436. TAeTTOOz printable battery materials.               1225
• Figure 437. LiBEST flexible battery.  1228
• Figure 438. 3D solid-state thin-film battery technology.    1230
• Figure 439. Schematic illustration of three-chamber system for SWCNH production. 1232
• Figure 440. TEM images of carbon nanobrush.       1233
• Figure 441. Printed Energy flexible battery. 1236
• Figure 442. Printed battery.   1237
• Figure 443. ProLogium solid-state battery. 1238
• Figure 444. Sakuú Corporation 3Ah Lithium Metal Solid-state Battery.   1240
• Figure 445. Samsung SDI's sixth-generation prismatic batteries.                1241
• Figure 446. Grepow flexible battery.                1244

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