Naturally sourced hydrogels: emerging fundamental materials for next-generation healthcare sensing

Z Wang, H Wei, Y Huang, Y Wei, J Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The flourishing development of flexible healthcare sensing systems is inseparable from the
fundamental materials with application-oriented mechanical and electrical properties …

Recent progress in advanced tactile sensing technologies for soft grippers

J Qu, B Mao, Z Li, Y Xu, K Zhou, X Cao… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tactile sensing technology is crucial for soft grippers. Soft grippers equipped with intelligent
tactile sensing systems based on various sensors can interact safely with the unstructured …

Monitoring blood pressure and cardiac function without positioning via a deep learning–assisted strain sensor array

S Li, H Wang, W Ma, L Qiu, K **a, Y Zhang, H Lu… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Continuous and reliable monitoring of blood pressure and cardiac function is of great
importance for diagnosing and preventing cardiovascular diseases. However, existing …

Injectable and biodegradable piezoelectric hydrogel for osteoarthritis treatment

T Vinikoor, GK Dzidotor, TT Le, Y Liu, HM Kan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Osteoarthritis affects millions of people worldwide but current treatments using analgesics or
anti-inflammatory drugs only alleviate symptoms of this disease. Here, we present an …

Clinical validation of a wearable piezoelectric blood‐pressure sensor for continuous health monitoring

S Min, DH Kim, DJ Joe, BW Kim, YH Jung… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Wearable blood‐pressure sensors have recently attracted attention as healthcare devices
for continuous non‐invasive arterial pressure (CNAP) monitoring. However, the accuracy of …

Two-dimensional ferroelectricity in a single-element bismuth monolayer

J Gou, H Bai, X Zhang, YL Huang, S Duan, A Ariando… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Ferroelectric materials are fascinating for their non-volatile switchable electric polarizations
induced by the spontaneous inversion-symmetry breaking. However, in all of the …

Wearable pressure sensors for pulse wave monitoring

K Meng, X **ao, W Wei, G Chen… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death worldwide. The rapid
development of flexible sensing technologies and wearable pressure sensors have attracted …

Ultrafast piezocapacitive soft pressure sensors with over 10 kHz bandwidth via bonded microstructured interfaces

Y Zhang, X Zhou, N Zhang, J Zhu, N Bai, X Hou… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Flexible pressure sensors can convert mechanical stimuli to electrical signals to interact with
the surroundings, mimicking the functionality of the human skins. Piezocapacitive pressure …

Soft sensors and actuators for wearable human–machine interfaces

J Park, Y Lee, S Cho, A Choe, J Yeom, YG Ro… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Haptic human–machine interfaces (HHMIs) combine tactile sensation and haptic feedback
to allow humans to interact closely with machines and robots, providing immersive …

Piezoelectric nanogenerators for personalized healthcare

W Deng, Y Zhou, A Libanori, G Chen, W Yang… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of flexible piezoelectric nanogenerators has experienced rapid progress
in the past decade and is serving as the technological foundation of future state-of-the-art …