Materials
Materials
Hybrid Additive Manufacturing of Shear‐Stiffening Elastomer Composites for Enhanced Mechanical Properties and Intelligent Wearable Applications
26/04/2025 -
To achieve anisotropic structural design of shear stiffening materials, a novel hybrid additive manufacturing strategy is proposed to create a lattice‐structured soft‐hard phase elastomer...
Bio‐Inspired, Miniaturized Magnetic Heart Valve System for Superior Performance Cardiovascular Simulator (Adv. Mater. 16/2025)
23/04/2025 -
Programmable Bio‐Inspired Magnetic Heart Valve SystemSoft magnetic valve (SMV) system introduces a miniaturized, biomimetic magnetic heart valve inspired by the human aortic valve, designed for...
Cephalopod‐Inspired Magnetic Shape‐Morphing System for Complex 3D Transformations with Broad Reconfigurability in 3D Displays and Soft Robotics
17/04/2025 -
Emulating skin‐texturing capabilities of cephalopods, a magnetic shape‐morphing platform (MMP) is developed to enable systems that reversibly modulate their morphology and stiffness. The MMP,...
Directly Printed 3D Soft Microwave Plasmonic Enhanced‐Q Resonators by Decoupling from Lossy Media (Adv. Mater. 15/2025)
17/04/2025 -
Directly Printed Soft 3D Plasmonic ResonatorsConventional 2D plasmonic resonators face limitations in their application to soft electronic platforms due to signal attenuation induced by lossy media....
Photoinduced, Swift, and Reversible Spatiotemporal Programming of Double Dynamically Bonded Liquid Crystal Elastomer Actuators
16/04/2025 -
Incorporating anthracene‐based dynamic bonds into a supramolecular liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) enables swift and reversible alternation of its local nematic‐isotropic transition temperature...
High‐Performance Recyclable Polyester Elastomers Through Transient Strain‐Stiffening
16/04/2025 -
Transient strain‐crystallization simultaneously strengthens and toughens block polyester elastomers while conserving recyclability. Using controlled polymerization catalysis and commercial...
Elastomers for Soft Electronics: A Review from the Material's Perspective
28/03/2025 -
The choice of elastomers as possible viable materials for soft electronic substrates and their state‐of‐the‐art feasible fabrication–integration technologies with the fundamental mechanisms...
Piezoresistive Effects in a Highly Sensitive Conductive Elastomer: Experiments and Artificial Neural Network Study
28/03/2025 -
New carbon fiber and polydimethylsiloxane composites are created, achieving a remarkable gauge factor of 772, far surpassing standard carbon‐based conductive polymer composites. The fabrication...
A Durable Metalgel Maintaining 3×106 S∙M‒1 Conductivity under 1 000 000 Stretching Cycles
30/03/2025 -
This work presents a new metalgel that immobilizes liquid metal continuum within waterborne polyurethane networks through electrostatic interactions. The polymer network, enriched with dynamic...
Multimodal Finger‐Shaped Tactile Sensor for Multi‐Directional Force and Material Identification
21/03/2025 -
A finger‐shaped tactile sensor inspired by human fingers is developed, capable of simultaneous normal and shear force detection and 98.33% accurate material identification. Integrated into a robot...
Recycled Ferromagnetic Fillers Endow Excellent Magnetic Field Tunable Viscosity and Electromagnetic Radiation Shielding within Elastomer Composites
14/03/2025 -
Our study integrates an unconventional filler, recycled ferrosilicon nitride into hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber and silicone rubber to develop multifunctional composites. The composites...
Improved Foaming Performance of Thermoplastic Polyether Amide Elastomers via Chain Extension: Toward Self‐Powered Intelligent Footwear
12/03/2025 -
Polyamide 6‐based thermoplastic elastomers (TPAE) with superior tensile strength and elongation‐at‐break are successfully synthesized by one‐pot melt polycondensation. Two different types of...
Compression‐Durable Soft Electronic Circuits Enabled by Embedding Self‐Healing Biphasic Liquid‐Solid Metal Into Microstructured Elastomeric Channels
12/03/2025 -
A compressible, stretchable conductor combining liquid (GalnSn) and solid (BilnSn) metals is designed. The solid layer resists compression, while the liquid layer self‐heals cracks under strain....
Molecular Chain Interpenetration–Enabled High Interfacial Compatibility of Ionic and Electronic Conductors for Stretchable Ionic Devices
12/03/2025 -
A high interfacial compatibility of ionic and electronic conductors is achieved via molecular chain interpenetration. With the benefit of the interface, the fabricated reversible adhesive electrode...
Dynamic Bonding for In‐Situ Welding of Multilayer Elastomers Enables High‐Performance Wearable Electronics for Machine Learning‐Assisted Active Rehabilitation
12/03/2025 -
This work proposes an in‐situ self‐welding strategy that uses dynamic hydrogen bonds to integrate multilayer conductive elastomers into robust wearable electronics with superior structural...
Machine‐Learning‐Enhanced Trial‐and‐Error for Efficient Optimization of Rubber Composites
10/03/2025 -
This study introduces a novel workflow termed machine‐learning (ML)‐enhanced trial‐and‐error approach, for efficient optimization of rubber composites. This approach integrates orthogonal...
Fabrication of Stretchable and Conductive Liquid Metal Microfibers through Coaxial Emulsion Electrospinning
27/02/2025 -
This work conducts a systematic study on the emulsion electrospinning process of liquid metal fibers with diameters in the range of 10–100 μm. Key processing parameters such as core and sheath...
Thermal Processing Creates Water‐Stable PEDOT:PSS Films for Bioelectronics
03/03/2025 -
Instead of using chemical cross–linkers, it is shown that PEDOT:PSS thin films for bioelectronics become water‐stable after a simple heat treatment. The heat treatment is compatible with a range...
Crack‐Resistant and Self‐Healable Passive Radiative Cooling Silicone Compounds
28/02/2025 -
This study investigates the impact of crack damage on passive radiative cooling and introduces a self‐healing, crack‐resistant radiative cooling silicone/boron nitride compound, developed through...
Directly Printed 3D Soft Microwave Plasmonic Enhanced‐Q Resonators by Decoupling from Lossy Media
23/02/2025 -
Traditional 2D plasmonic resonators are limited to be employed onto soft electronic platforms owing to the attenuation caused by lossy media. To overcome this, directly printed 3D plasmonic resonator...
Bio‐Inspired, Miniaturized Magnetic Heart Valve System for Superior Performance Cardiovascular Simulator
16/02/2025 -
A miniaturized bioinspired soft magnetic heart valve with a fast response time is developed for blood pressure simulation. The magnetically controlled elastomeric valve enables precise regulation of...
