Materials as machines

JM McCracken, BR Donovan, TJ White - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Machines are systems that harness input power to extend or advance function.
Fundamentally, machines are based on the integration of materials with mechanisms to …

Recent progress of wearable piezoelectric pressure sensors based on nanofibers, yarns, and their fabrics via electrospinning

C Zhi, S Shi, Y Si, B Fei, H Huang… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Highly sensitive flexible pressure sensors are extensively investigated for various
applications, such as electronic skin, human physiological monitoring, and artificial …

Highly sensitive, reliable and flexible pressure sensor based on piezoelectric PVDF hybrid film using MXene nanosheet reinforcement

Q Zhao, L Yang, Y Ma, H Huang, H He, H Ji… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The rapid advances in intelligence terminal devices have raised expectations for highly
sensitive, reliable and flexible pressure sensor. Herein, we present a highly sensitive flexible …

Tactile-sensing based on flexible PVDF nanofibers via electrospinning: a review

X Wang, F Sun, G Yin, Y Wang, B Liu, M Dong - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
The flexible tactile sensor has attracted widespread attention because of its great flexibility,
high sensitivity, and large workable range. It can be integrated into clothing, electronic skin …

Electrospun organic piezoelectric nanofibers and their energy and bio applications

S Yu, Y Tai, JA Milam-Guerrero, J Nam, NV Myung - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Piezoelectric materials have long been investigated for their ability to convert mechanical
energy to electrical energy (or vice versa). Piezoelectric polymers, while they may not exhibit …

Triboelectric and piezoelectric nanogenerators for future soft robots and machines

M Pan, C Yuan, X Liang, J Zou, Y Zhang, C Bowen - Iscience, 2020 - cell.com
The triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) and piezoelectric nanogenerator (PENG) are two
recently developed technologies for effective harvesting of ambient mechanical energy for …

Electrospun micro/nanofiber with various structures and functions for wearable physical sensors

J Yin, VS Reddy, A Chinnappan, S Ramakrishna… - Polymer …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
With the increasing interest in monitoring health and rapid growth in technology of electronic
devices, personal wearable electronics have attracted extensive attention in the recent …

Hybridized wearable patch as a multi-parameter and multi-functional human-machine interface

G Tang, Q Shi, Z Zhang, T He, Z Sun, C Lee - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Human-machine interface plays an extremely important role in the diversified interactions
between humans and machines especially in the era of the internet of things (IoT), by …

Integration of 3D printing–coelectrospinning: Concept shifting in biomedical applications

A Ghosh, JT Orasugh, SS Ray, D Chattopadhyay - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
Porous structures with sizes between the submicrometer and nanometer scales can be
produced using efficient and adaptable electrospinning technology. However, to …

Flexible pressure sensor based on PVDF nanofiber

G Wang, T Liu, XC Sun, P Li, YS Xu, JG Hua… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2018 - Elsevier
The development of wearable electronic devices has created a better blueprint for future
human-computer interaction and intelligent living. Flexible pressure sensor is an important …