[HTML][HTML] Synergistic Self-Healing Enhancement in Multifunctional Silicone Elastomers and Their Application in Smart Materials

A Kowalewska, K Majewska-Smolarek - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Organosilicon polymers (silicones) are of enduring interest both as an established branch of
polymer chemistry and as a segment of commercial products. Their unique properties were …

Flexible sensor based on conformable, sticky, transparent elastomers for electronic skin

X Cai, X Wang, F Bian, J Li, R Zhou, J Hu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
As 5G technology advances and enhances the interconnection of science and technology,
the demand for advanced sensors has increased. Conventional rigid sensors are …

Piezoelectric film promotes skin wound healing with enhanced collagen deposition and vessels regeneration via upregulation of PI3K/AKT

Q Xu, W Dai, P Li, Q Li, Z Gao, X Wu, W Liu, W Wang - Nano Research, 2024 - Springer
Skin wounds are common in accidental injuries, and the intricacies of wound repair are
closely linked to endogenous electric fields. Electrical stimulation plays a pivotal role in the …

A high-sensitivity flexible piezoelectric tactile sensor utilizing an innovative rigid-in-soft structure

X Huang, Z Ma, W **a, L Hao, Y Wu, S Lu, Y Luo, L Qin… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Piezoelectric tactile sensors are widely adopted to detect vibration and other stimuli. Among
them, Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) has the advantage of high flexibility, fast response and …

Advances in humidity sensors based on Self-Powered technology

K Liao, F Wang, Q Shen, Y Liu, Z Mei, H Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2025 - Elsevier
In recent years, emerging self-powered technologies have become a compelling solution in
humidity monitoring due to their energy efficiency, environmental friendliness, and suitability …

[HTML][HTML] From natural leather to intelligent wearable nanocomposite: design and application

Z Fan, M Sang, X Gong, KCF Leung, S Xuan - Soft Science, 2024 - oaepublish.com
As a natural material, leather has been widely used in daily life due to its high
biocompatibility, wearing comfort, and excellent mechanical strength. However, with the …

Double-layer stretchable composite conductive graphene-hydrogel with wide-range linear sensing and thermal-humidity management for health monitoring

Y Wang, X Li, X Xu, G Li - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Laser-induced graphene (LIG) is widely used in stretchable electrical conductors due to its
excellent properties and low manufacturing cost. However, there is usually a mechanical …

A Stretchable Soft Pump Driven by a Heterogeneous Dielectric Elastomer Actuator

L Wang, J Zhuo, J Peng, H Dong… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Electrically driven soft pumps act as ideal “hearts” for flexible fluidic systems in soft robots
and wearable devices. Dielectric elastomers (DEs) are promising for soft pump fabrication …

A wearable sensor patch for joule-heating sweating and comfortable biofluid monitoring

X Li, X He, X Yang, G Tian, C Liu, T Xu - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Extracting sufficient volumes of sweat consistently in various scenarios is necessary for next-
generation wearable sweat sensors. Here, we developed a sensor patch for Joule-heating …

Soft, Tough, Antifatigue Fracture Elastomer Composites with Low Thermal Resistance through Synergistic Crack Pinning and Interfacial Slippage

W Wu, J Fan, C Zeng, X Cheng, X Liu, S Guo… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Soft elastomer composites are promising functional materials for engineer interfaces, where
the miniaturized electronic devices have triggered increasing demand for effective heat …