Technology roadmap for flexible sensors

Y Luo, MR Abidian, JH Ahn, D Akinwande… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Humans rely increasingly on sensors to address grand challenges and to improve quality of
life in the era of digitalization and big data. For ubiquitous sensing, flexible sensors are …

Shaping a soft future: patterning liquid metals

J Ma, F Krisnadi, MH Vong, M Kong… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This review highlights the unique techniques for patterning liquid metals containing gallium
(eg, eutectic gallium indium, EGaIn). These techniques are enabled by two unique attributes …

Universal assembly of liquid metal particles in polymers enables elastic printed circuit board

W Lee, H Kim, I Kang, H Park, J Jung, H Lee, H Park… - Science, 2022 - science.org
An elastic printed circuit board (E-PCB) is a conductive framework used for the facile
assembly of system-level stretchable electronics. E-PCBs require elastic conductors that …

A self-healing electrically conductive organogel composite

Y Zhao, Y Ohm, J Liao, Y Luo, HY Cheng, P Won… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Self-healing hydrogels use spontaneous intermolecular forces to recover from physical
damage caused by extreme strain, pressure or tearing. Such materials are of potential use in …

Self-healing liquid metal magnetic hydrogels for smart feedback sensors and high-performance electromagnetic shielding

B Zhao, Z Bai, H Lv, Z Yan, Y Du, X Guo, J Zhang… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2023 - Springer
Hydrogels exhibit potential applications in smart wearable devices because of their
exceptional sensitivity to various external stimuli. However, their applications are limited by …

Highly conductive and elastic nanomembrane for skin electronics

D Jung, C Lim, HJ Shim, Y Kim, C Park, J Jung, SI Han… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Skin electronics require stretchable conductors that satisfy metallike conductivity, high
stretchability, ultrathin thickness, and facile patternability, but achieving these characteristics …

An electrically conductive silver–polyacrylamide–alginate hydrogel composite for soft electronics

Y Ohm, C Pan, MJ Ford, X Huang, J Liao, C Majidi - Nature Electronics, 2021 - nature.com
Hydrogels offer tissue-like compliance, stretchability, fracture toughness, ionic conductivity
and compatibility with biological tissues. However, their electrical conductivity (< 100 S cm …

Smart eutectic gallium–indium: from properties to applications

Z Zhao, S Soni, T Lee, CA Nijhuis… - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Eutectic gallium–indium (EGaIn), a liquid metal with a melting point close to or
below room temperature, has attracted extensive attention in recent years due to its …

Materials-driven soft wearable bioelectronics for connected healthcare

S Gong, Y Lu, J Yin, A Levin, W Cheng - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
In the era of Internet-of-things, many things can stay connected; however, biological
systems, including those necessary for human health, remain unable to stay connected to …

Functional fibers and fabrics for soft robotics, wearables, and human–robot interface

J Xiong, J Chen, PS Lee - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Soft robotics inspired by the movement of living organisms, with excellent adaptability and
accuracy for accomplishing tasks, are highly desirable for efficient operations and safe …