Sensors and Actuators A Physical, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 378, P. 115809 - 115809
Published: Aug. 22, 2024
Language: Английский
ACS Nano, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 18(39), P. 26435 - 26476
Published: Sept. 17, 2024
The burgeoning demands for health care and human-machine interfaces call the next generation of multifunctional integrated sensor systems with facile fabrication processes reliable performances. Laser-induced graphene (LIG) highly tunable physical chemical characteristics plays vital roles in developing versatile skin-like flexible or stretchable systems. This Progress Report presents an in-depth overview latest advances LIG-based techniques applications sensors. First, merits LIG technique are highlighted especially as building blocks sensors, followed by description various methods its variants. Then, focus is moved to diverse including electrophysiological Mechanisms advantages these scenarios described detail. Furthermore, representative paradigms presented show capabilities multipurpose applications. signal cross-talk issues discussed possible strategies. technology functionalities coupled other strategies will enable high-performance next-generation skin electronics.
Language: Английский
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Soft Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 4(3)
Published: July 8, 2024
Skin is a rich source of invaluable information for healthcare management and disease diagnostics. The integration soft skin electronics enables precise timely capture these cues at the interface. Leveraging attributes such as lightweight design, compact size, high integration, biocompatibility, enhanced comfort, technologies hold significant promise advancing various applications. However, fabrication process most existing typically requires expensive platforms clean-room environments, potentially inflating production costs. In recent years, emergence laser-induced-graphene (LIG) has presented practical solution developing that are both cost-effective high-performing. This advancement paves way widespread adoption intelligent technologies. Here, we comprehensively review studies focusing on LIG-based (LIGS2E) We first outline preparation methodologies, fundamental properties LIG, standard regulation strategies employed in electronics. Subsequently, present an overview LIGS2E designs their diverse applications healthcare. These encompass biophysical biochemical sensors, bio-actuators, power supply systems. Finally, deliberate potential challenges associated with implementation settings offer insights into future directions research development. By elucidating capabilities limitations LIGS2E, this aims to contribute
Language: Английский
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Advanced Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: March 4, 2025
The demand for flexible and printed electronics in wearable soft robotics applications has increased the need scalable, additive manufacturing processes. However, traditional circuit board involves complex, multistep processes, is limited to certain substrates, faces challenges integrating functional devices. Here, an additive, laser-enabled process introduced fabricating flexible, double-sided leveraging laser-induced graphene (LIG) as a seed layer selective copper electrodeposition (E-LIG). This technique enables precise conductive patterning down 50 µm reliable via formation single streamlined process. E-LIG supports transfer various allowing large-area up 100 cm2, broadening large-scale interfaces. Functional LIG device integration, including sensors actuators, directly interfaced with control circuits on substrate demonstrated. Applications such real-time graphical output interactive interfacing showcase method's versatility. exhibits repairability on-demand restoration of damaged circuits, enhancing durability offering cost-effective solution multifunctional electronics.
Language: Английский
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Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 495, P. 153348 - 153348
Published: June 20, 2024
Language: Английский
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Langmuir, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 40(13), P. 6940 - 6948
Published: March 20, 2024
Flexible electrothermal films are crucial for protecting equipment and systems in cold weather, such as ice blockages natural gas pipelines icing on aircraft wings. Therefore, a flexible electric heater is one of the essential devices industrial operations. One main challenges to develop with low operating voltage, high steady-state temperature, good mechanical stability. In this study, film based graphene-patterned structures was manufactured by combining laser induction method transfer printing process. The grid structure design provides accurate real-time monitoring application shows potential solving problems related deicing clearing pipelines. can reach heating temperature 165 °C at 15 V exhibits sufficient By employing simple efficient create flexible, high-performance film, we provide reliable solution applications.
Language: Английский
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Med-X, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 2(1)
Published: Nov. 1, 2024
Abstract Soft bioelectronics have emerged as a promising platform for personalized healthcare, offering improved compatibility with biological tissues. Among various soft materials, hydrogels stand out due to their unique tissue-like properties and multifunctionality. However, the development of hydrogel-based faces three major challenges: (1) achieving wide range mechanical properties, from kilopascals gigapascals, match diverse tissues brain stiff tendon; (2) balancing decoupling material particularly electrical characteristics, (3) effective implantation integration target organs. This review provides comprehensive overview recent advancements in bioelectronics, focusing on strategies address these challenges. We first explore approaches tune hydrogels, matching them tissue tendons. then discuss innovative methods incorporate conductivity into while maintaining integrity, highlighting developments conductive polymers that show potential properties. To challenge implantation, we examine emerging concepts stimuli-responsive capable programmable deformation, enabling targeted attachment conformability specific also categorize analyze applications systems both wearable implantable devices, compiling latest progress hydrogel at application level. While significant been made, integrating multiple functionalities within single device remains considerable challenge. Further research is necessary develop truly multimodal bioelectronic can seamlessly interface human body, ultimately translating technologies clinical practice. Graphical
Language: Английский
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Advanced Optical Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: April 21, 2025
Abstract A high‐performance electro‐thermal micro‐actuator for active optical devices is demonstrated, fabricated via the direct laser writing (DLW) of laser‐induced graphene (LIG) onto a colorless polyimide (CPI) substrate. This approach leverages unique combination LIG's exceptional thermal conductivity (4.70–11.3 W m⁻¹K⁻¹, representing two‐order‐of‐magnitude enhancement over CPI) and CPI's inherent transparency, flexibility, high stability. The LIG exhibits rapid actuation optically reflective surface with frequencies up to 2 kHz. Furthermore, diffractive actuators enable 0.5‐millidegree‐resolution beam steering 0.9 s response times, transitioning from quasi‐steady state an regime. high‐speed, high‐precision mechanism demonstrates potential high‐speed dynamic control in compact systems, such as focus‐tunable lenses beam‐steering devices. single‐step DLW fabrication process on readily available, flexible, transparent substrate offers significant advantages terms cost‐effectiveness scalability, making this highly promising next‐generation lightweight, integrated optoelectronic
Language: Английский
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Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 34(44)
Published: June 25, 2024
Abstract Integration of soft electronic system components is critical to create a closed‐loop that seamlessly integrates sensing, driving, processing, and autonomous control capabilities. However, the existence these components, particularly sensors actuators, in isolated or discrete forms complicates endeavor achieve seamless interface matching situ integration, no more than autonomic system. Here, an intelligent quasi‐organism (SQO) equipped with sensor‐driven integrated tentacles demonstrated, featuring real‐time state recognition object inspired by sea anemones. By employing heterogeneous mechanisms homotopic integration (HMHI) strategy, SQO possess unique ability simultaneously perceive changes flexibly drive motions, utilizing same material structure. The anemone‐shaped exhibits identification capabilities through machine learning customized circuits, attaining 100% accuracy across sixteen states. With neuromuscular facilitates active perception, can recognize intelligently grasp static objects 80.7%, surpassing human hand (74.7%). provides promising approach for realizing artificial systems, great potential applications crucial areas such as robotics vivo therapy.
Language: Английский
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International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 110299 - 110299
Published: May 1, 2025
Language: Английский
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Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: Oct. 10, 2024
Abstract Bionic robots have great potential in healthcare, rescue, and surveillance. However, most soft actuators can only realize one or two deformation modes, which largely limit the application complex environments. This study develops electric/Infrared (IR) light/magnetic multi‐field coupling by combining liquid crystal elastomers (LCE), metal (LM) magnetic Ecoflex (Mecoflex). Originated from synergistic effect of differed thermal expansion phase transition, actuator outstanding large deformations (bending angle > 300°) at ultra‐low voltages (1.0 V). In addition, designing molecular orientation LCE layer programming magnetization Mecoflex layer, bending helical be controlled under electric/magnetic IR actuation. Based on capability, bionic climbing plants kinds quadrupedal are developed. With structural design robots, they flexibly switch to pass through environments controlling externally applied fields, demonstrates their broad practical applications.
Language: Английский
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