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Virumbrales Ortiz, Cintia Hernández Ruiz, Raquel Trigo López, Miriam Vallejos Calzada, Saúl García Pérez, José Miguel 2024-06-17T07:39:54Z 2024-06-17T07:39:54Z 2024-06-14 1424-8220 http://hdl.handle.net/10259/9275 10.3390/s24123852 1424-8220 In recent years, sensory polymers have evolved significantly, emerging as versatile and cost-effective materials valued for their flexibility and lightweight nature. These polymers have transformed into sophisticated, active systems capable of precise detection and interaction, driving innovation across various domains, including smart materials, biomedical diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and industrial safety. Their unique responsiveness to specific stimuli has sparked considerable interest and exploration in numerous applications. However, along with these advancements, notable challenges need to be addressed. Issues such as wearable technology integration, biocompatibility, selectivity and sensitivity enhancement, stability and reliability improvement, signal processing optimization, IoT integration, and data analysis pose significant hurdles. When considered collectively, these challenges present formidable barriers to the commercial viability of sensory polymer-based technologies. Addressing these challenges requires a multifaceted approach encompassing technological innovation, regulatory compliance, market analysis, and commercialization strategies. Successfully navigating these complexities is essential for unlocking the full potential of sensory polymers and ensuring their widespread adoption and impact across industries, while also providing guidance to the scientific community to focus their research on the challenges of polymeric sensors and to understand the future prospects where research efforts need to be directed. We gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by all funders. The financial support provided by Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional-European Regional Development Fund (FEDER, ERDF) and the Regional Government of Castilla y León—Consejería de Educación, Junta de Castilla y León—(BU025P23) is gratefully acknowledged. This work was also supported by the Regional Government of Castilla y León (Junta de Castilla y León) and by the Ministry of Science and Innovation MICIN and the European Union NextGenerationEU PRTR. Author J. M. García received grant PID2020-113264RB-I00 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by “ERDF A way of making Europe”. Author Saul Vallejos received grant BG22/00086 funded by the Spanish Ministerio de Universidades. application/pdf eng MDPI Sensors. 2024, V. 24, n. 12, 3852 https://doi.org/10.3390/s24123852 Atribución 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Sensory polymers Polymer sensors Chemosensory polymers Polymer chemosensors Chemical sensors Chemosensors Frontier in sensor technology Química orgánica Materiales Polímeros Chemistry, Organic Materials Polymers Sensory Polymers: Trends, Challenges, and Prospects Ahead info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Sensors 24 12