Conjugated polymers (CPs), as exemplified by polypyrrole, are intrinsically conducting
polymers with potential for development as soft actuators or “artificial muscles” for numerous …

Electromechanical coupling in electroactive polymers (EAPs) has been widely applied for
actuation and is also being increasingly investigated for sensing chemical and mechanical …

The human somatosensory network relies on ionic currents to sense, transmit, and process
tactile information. We investigate hydrogels that similarly transduce pressure into ionic …

Wearable sensors for the detection of human activities including subtle physiological signals
and large‐scale body motion as well as distinguishing the motion direction are highly …

For the past two decades, the researches on stretchable physical sensors have made great
technological advances, and have been applied to various applications such as electronic …

Advances in conducting polymer-based nanocomposites (CPNCs) as sensing materials
offer unique prospects to apprehend previously inaccessible sensing properties and …

Engineers, scientists and designers have been dreaming for decades of artificial motors
sensing by themselves both surrounding and internal conditions, mimicking the …

Inspired by the dynamic network structure of animal dermis, we have designed and
synthesized a series of polyol-polypyrrole (polyol-PPy) composites. Polyols and polypyrrole …

Graphene oxide (GO) and polymer based nanocomposites are emerging as a new class of
materials having potential for flexible electronic devices and modern day energy storage …

The development of microsystems is a rapidly evolving field which enables a wide range of
applications for electroactive materials. Microelectromechanical actuators based on …