Topic: Flexible Materials and Devices for Symbiotic Bioelectronic Systems

The intersection of flexible materials and bioelectronics is advancing next-generation bio-integrated systems, from wearable health monitors to therapeutic devices. Seamless interfacing with biological systems—while preserving flexibility, biocompatibility, and functionality—is essential for symbiotic bioelectronics enabling real-time interaction, continuous monitoring, and personalized feedback.

Recent advances in materials science, fabrication, and integration have driven flexible materials that retain high performance under deformation while offering excellent biocompatibility and adaptability. This progress underpins devices capable of interacting with tissues, monitoring vital signals, and delivering therapeutic responses, with strong potential in personalized healthcare, chronic disease management, wearable systems, and bionic prosthetics.

This Special Issue aims to present recent innovations in flexible materials and devices for symbiotic bioelectronic systems, focusing on material development, device design, interface optimization, and system integration. We invite original research, reviews, and perspectives on the following topics:

● Flexible and stretchable bioelectronic sensors for real-time health monitoring;

● Biocompatible materials for seamless integration with biological tissues;

● Wearable bioelectronic devices for continuous physiological monitoring;

● Flexible electrodes and interfaces for neural, cardiac, and muscular bioelectronic systems;

● Advanced fabrication techniques for flexible bioelectronic devices;

● Power management and energy harvesting for flexible bioelectronics;

● Self-healing and adaptive materials for bioelectronic systems;

● System-level integration for human–machine interfaces and therapeutic devices;

● AI-driven design, modeling, and optimization of bioelectronic devices;

● Flexible electronic materials, devices, and systems for plants.

This Special Issue will highlight interdisciplinary research bridging materials science, bioengineering, and electronic design, accelerating translation from laboratory innovation to real-world bioelectronic applications.

Flexible materials, bioelectronics, symbiotic bioelectronic systems, AI-driven optimization, wearable devices, health monitoring, neural interfaces, flexible sensors, energy harvesting, biocompatibility