Conductive Gels for Energy Storage, Conversion, and Generation: Materials Design Strategies, Properties, and Applications

GAKMR Bari, JH Jeong, HR Barai - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Gel-based materials have garnered significant interest in recent years, primarily due to their
remarkable structural flexibility, ease of modulation, and cost-effective synthesis …

Metallopolymers as Functional Materials for Multiple Applications

F Liu, T Abdiryim, X Liu - Polymer, 2024 - Elsevier
Metallopolymers have emerged as a new type of advanced materials for multiple
applications, involving nanoscience, energy storage and conversion, catalysis, as well as …

Combinatorial Bionic Hierarchical Flexible Strain Sensor for Sign Language Recognition with Machine Learning

X Zong, N Zhang, J Wang, H Zong… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Flexible strain sensors have been widely researched in fields such as smart wearables,
human health monitoring, and biomedical applications. However, achieving a wide sensing …

Stretchable, adhesive, conductive hydrogel initiated by liquid metal complex for multi-functional sensing

Y Luo, Q Yang, M Chen, K Long, C Su, J Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Liquid metal (LM) can serve as functional fillers, initiators, and cross-linkers for hydrogels.
However, the high surface energy of LM makes it difficult to disperse uniformly and stably in …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printed and smart alginate wound dressings with pH-responsive drug and nanoparticle release

T Huang, Z Sun, DE Heath, N O'Brien-Simpson… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The pH of a wound site can undergo a significant change from its normal range of 5.4–5.6 to
a more alkaline environment of 7.2–8.9 after being infected by microorganisms. Therefore …

High Ion-Conducting PVA Nanocomposite Hydrogel-Based Wearable Piezoelectric and Triboelectric Sensors for Harsh Environments

K Liu, Z Zhao, S Zheng, A Liu, Y Wang, L Chen… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Traditional hydrogel-based wearable sensors with flexibility, biocompatibility, and
mechanical compliance exhibit potential applications in flexible wearable electronics …

A nanocomposite hydrogel loaded with Ag nanoparticles reduced by aloe vera polysaccharides as an antimicrobial multifunctional sensor

S Xiao, Y Lao, H Liu, D Li, Q Wei, L Ye, S Lu - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Developing high-performance hydrogels with anti-freeze, and antimicrobial properties is
crucial for the practical application of flexible sensors. In this study, we prepared silver …

[HTML][HTML] In Situ Growth of COF/PVA-Carrageenan Hydrogel Using the Impregnation Method for the Purpose of Highly Sensitive Ammonia Detection

X Chen, M Zeng, T Wang, W Ni, J Yang, N Hu, T Zhang… - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
Flexible ammonia (NH3) gas sensors have gained increasing attention for their potential in
medical diagnostics and health monitoring, as they serve as a biomarker for kidney disease …

Evaluation of Strain Sensors Based on Poly(acrylonitrile-co-butadiene) and Polypyrrole Synthesized by the Diffusion Method

JC Encinas-Encinas, MM Castillo-Ortega… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In this study, the functionality of an elastomer composite material containing polypyrrole
(PPy) as a stress sensor was evaluated. The material was prepared using the swelling …

[HTML][HTML] Advancements in MXene Composite Materials for Wearable Sensors: A Review

B Shao, X Chen, X Chen, S Peng… - Sensors (Basel …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In recent years, advancements in the Internet of Things (IoT), manufacturing processes, and
material synthesis technologies have positioned flexible sensors as critical components in …