Efforts to design devices emulating complex cognitive abilities and response processes of
biological systems have long been a coveted goal. Recent advancements in flexible …

Mechanical properties play important roles at different scales in biology. At the level of a
single cell, the mechanical properties mediate mechanosensing and mechanotransduction …

Recently, wearable pressure sensors have attracted tremendous attention because of their
potential applications in monitoring physiological signals for human healthcare. Sensitivity …

Dynamic control of shape can bring multifunctionality to devices. Soft materials capable of
programmable shape change require localized control of the magnitude and directionality of …

Highly conductive and stretchable nanocomposites are promising material candidates for
skin electronics. However, the resistance of stretchable metallic nanocomposites highly …

We present a new and accurate method to determine the Poisson's ratio of PDMS, using
thermal expansion and an optical surface profilometer. The Poisson's ratio of Sylgard 184 …

Accurate and unobtrusive monitoring of surface biopotentials is of paramount importance for
physiological studies and wearable healthcare applications. Thin, light‐weight, and …

Cholesteric liquid crystals (CLCs) are a major class of photonic materials that display
selective reflection properties arising from their helical ordering. The temperature response …

Simple and rapid Young's modulus measurements of soft materials adaptable to various
scenarios are of general significance, and they require miniaturized measurement platforms …

We propose a theoretical framework for dealing with a transient polymer network
undergoing small deformations, based on the rate of breaking and reforming of network …