Fabrication and Application Progress of Polyphenol-based Sensing Materials for Wearable Devices

ZHANG Chengcen; WAN Wenqi; GU Jinbo; DING Wen

doi:10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2026.05.010

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Journal of Tea Science ›› 2026, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (5) : 775-789. DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2026.05.010

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Fabrication and Application Progress of Polyphenol-based Sensing Materials for Wearable Devices

ZHANG Chengcen, WAN Wenqi, GU Jinbo, DING Wen

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Polyphenols possess abundant active structures that can form a stable network with matrix materials through multiple molecular interactions, making them suitable for the preparation of multifunctional composite materials with properties such as adhesion, self-healing, antibacterial, antioxidant, chromogenic response, and conductive sensing. In this work, the effects of polyphenol structures on material performances were reviewed. Dominant fabrication strategies including blending, electrospinning and layer-by-layer self-assembly for wearable polyphenol-based sensing materials, together with their technical characteristics, were summarized. Research advances of the as-prepared sensing materials in human motion monitoring and wound healing surveillance were also concluded. It was pointed out that continuous film-forming, multimodal signal integration, intelligent recognition and low-cost green manufacturing technologies were regarded as key research directions in future studies. Industrial applications of wearable polyphenol-based sensing materials were further promoted through the exploration of the above technologies.

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polyphenol / sensing material / fabrication method / human motion / wound healing

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ZHANG Chengcen, WAN Wenqi, GU Jinbo, DING Wen. Fabrication and Application Progress of Polyphenol-based Sensing Materials for Wearable Devices[J]. Journal of Tea Science. 2026, 46(5): 775-789 https://doi.org/10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2026.05.010

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