Embodiments herein relate to chemical sensing elements including a rolled multilayer structure. In a first aspect, a method of making a chemical sensor element is included, the method including depositing a polymer layer onto a deposition substrate, infusing a chemical sensor composition into the polymer layer, applying a hydrogel layer over the polymer layer to form a multilayer film, rolling the multilayer film down the deposition substrate, and slicing the multilayer film to form the chemical sensor element. Other embodiments are also included herein.