Advancing healthcare applications: wearable sensors utilizing metal–organic frameworks

Abstract

Recent advancements in wearable sensor technologies have sparked a revolution in healthcare, enabling real-time monitoring and diagnostics. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as a promising class of materials in developing wearable sensors due to their unique properties, including high surface area, tunable porosity, and exceptional adsorption capacity. This review overviews the state-of-the-art MOF-based wearable sensors for healthcare applications. It explores their fabrication methods, sensing mechanisms, and applications in various medical fields, such as disease detection, physiological monitoring, and drug delivery. Additionally, we discuss the challenges and prospects of integrating MOFs into wearable devices to enhance their performance and utility in the healthcare domain.