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Epidermal electronics have been attracting considerable attention due to their various potential applications in human‐computer interaction and health monitoring. However, because of the lack of a self‐adhesive and stable interconnect method between epidermal electronic sensors and rigid circuit boards, there remain difficulties in detecting body signals accurately by epidermal electronic sensors in daily life. Here, a 3D helical on‐skin interconnect is first introduced for epidermal electronics sensors. Inspired by the structure of the accordion lantern, the interconnect is composed of two electrospinning polyurethane (PU) fiber films and a helical metal fiber. The helical metal fiber acts as a stable conductor with stretchability, and the PU fiber film with polydimethylsiloxane provides a self‐adhesive substrate. Mechanical simulations and tests prove that the proposed interconnect can laminate conformally and unobtrusively onto human skin with excellent electrical stability (less than 0.5% electrical resistance change upon 100% elongation). Furthermore, based on the proposed interconnect, an all‐in‐one sensor‐interconnect design is presented, which endows the epidermal electronic systems with anti‐motion interference capability. A gesture identification wristband system realized by a single all‐in‐one strain sensor is demonstrated. Besides, a wireless on‐skin system that accurately monitors dynamic 12‐lead electrocardiographic is successfully built using all‐in‐one electrodes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Electronic skin (e‐skin) is driving significant advances in flexible electronics as it holds great promise in health monitoring, human–machine interfaces, soft robotics, and so on. Flexible sensors that can detect various stimuli or have multiple properties play an indispensable role in e‐skin. Despite tremendous research efforts devoted to flexible sensors with excellent performance regarding a certain sensing mode or property, emerging e‐skin demands multifunctional flexible sensors to be endowed with the skin‐like capability and beyond. Considering outstanding superiorities of electrical conductivity, chemical stability, and ease of functionalization, carbon materials are adopted to implement multifunctional flexible sensors. In this review, the latest advances of carbon‐based multifunctional flexible sensors with regard to the types of detection modes and abundant properties are introduced. The corresponding preparation process, device structure, sensing mechanism, obtained performance, and intriguing applications are highlighted. Furthermore, diverse e‐skin systems by integrating current cutting‐edge technologies (e.g., data acquisition and transmission, neuromorphic technology, and artificial intelligence) with carbon‐based multifunctional flexible sensors are systematically investigated in detail. Finally, the existing problems and future developing directions are also proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]