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#### **Preface VII Preface XI**


Almudena Rivadeneyra, Florin C. Loghin and Aniello Falco

Preface

The interest in flexible electronics is on the rise as it brings an added functionality and es‐ thetic value in the unconventional interfaces, such as biomonitoring systems, wearables, flexible textiles, paper-based technologies, and many other curves of soft schemes, for which traditional electronics are not suitable. The demand in new flexible platforms turns to a pur‐ suit for functional materials and technologies commonly compatible with a low tempera‐ ture, high-throughput processing, and novel methods for device integration. New device design leads to an immense field from fundamental research to the new technologies and engineering methods bringing advanced functionality. A wide range of functional materials involving nanoparticles, composites, semiconductor and metallic nanowires, carbon nano‐ materials, polymers, conductive inks, and different hybrid structures are particularly inter‐ esting. Printing technologies have been demonstrated to be highly efficient and compatible with many flexible substrates; furthermore, surface preparation methods play an important role for the fabrication of electronic devices. This book brings a comprehensive overview on

the most important technology development in the field of flexible electronics.

**Simas Rackauskas** University of Turin

Turin, Italy
