This chapter introduces the materials for flexible and wearable electronics from the perspective of their compatibility with printing technologies. It discusses the working principles and characteristics of several common printing techniques with their advantages and disadvantage. The chapter overviews the industrialized status of typical state‐of‐the‐art flexible electronic devices and discusses the strategies to achieve smart clothing. It summarizes the characteristics of some widely used substrate materials in commercial flexible electronic devices, focusing on the flexibility, transparency, thermal and chemical stability, electrical conductivity as well as the price. Printing technologies for manufacturing flexible and wearable electronic devices can be divided into two categories: jet printing and screen printing. Information on flexible and wearable electronic products such as flexible force sensors, paper battery, flexible solar cell, and flexible display also is provided.

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