Polymer Composites,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 26, 2025
Abstract
People
with
hearing
disabilities
often
struggle
to
benefit
from
technological
advancements,
finding
themselves
confined
isolated
circles
of
sign
language
communication.
To
address
this
issue,
we
have
developed
a
wearable
device
that
translates
into
speech,
facilitating
communication
between
deaf
individuals
and
the
wider
community.
We
employed
special
treatment
dispersion
method
uniformly
double‐dope
Super‐P
(SP)
graphene
in
styrene‐b‐(ethylene‐co‐butylene)‐b‐styrene
(SEBS),
constructing
three‐dimensional
conductive
network
akin
nerve
cells
glial
through
their
synergistic
effect.
This
ultra‐flexible
elastic
stress
sensor
exhibits
high
sensitivity
responsiveness,
along
excellent
cyclic
stability
due
uniform
doping.
It
demonstrated
no
significant
signal
shift
after
more
than
2000
cycles
tensile
release
at
60%
strain.
Thanks
material's
exceptional
performance,
can
recognize
reproduce
movements
less
second,
simultaneously
converting
input
corresponding
speech.
Designed
cost‐effectiveness
mind,
prototype
utilizes
affordable
materials,
electronic
components,
manufacturing
processes,
making
it
suitable
for
mass
production.
Highlights
Uniform
double‐doping
SP
SEBS
creates
3D
network.
Unique
methods
enhance
composite
elastomer
performance.
Ultra‐flexible
shows
over
Device
speech
under
one
second.
Cost‐effective
design
using
materials
SusMat,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
4(4)
Published: May 29, 2024
Abstract
Wearable
strain
sensors
have
attracted
research
interest
owing
to
their
potential
within
digital
healthcare,
offering
smarter
tracking,
efficient
diagnostics,
and
lower
costs.
Unlike
rigid
sensors,
fiber‐based
ones
compete
with
flexibility,
durability,
adaptability
body
structures
as
well
eco‐friendliness
environment.
Here,
the
sustainable
wearable
for
health
are
reviewed,
material,
fabrication,
practical
healthcare
aspects
explored.
Typical
predicated
on
various
sensing
modalities,
be
it
resistive,
capacitive,
piezoelectric,
or
triboelectric,
explained
analyzed
according
strengths
weaknesses
toward
fabrication
applications.
The
applications
in
spanning
from
area
networks,
intelligent
management,
medical
rehabilitation
multifunctional
systems
also
evaluated.
Moreover,
create
a
more
complete
network,
wired
wireless
methods
of
data
collection
examples
machine
learning
elaborated
detail.
Finally,
prevailing
challenges
prospective
insights
into
advancement
novel
fibers,
enhancement
precision
wearability,
establishment
seamlessly
integrated
critically
summarized
offered.
This
endeavor
not
only
encapsulates
present
landscape
but
lays
foundation
future
breakthroughs
sensor
technology
domain
health.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 16, 2025
Abstract
Wearable
electronic
textiles,
capable
of
detecting
human
motions
and
recognizing
gestures,
represent
the
forefront
personalized
electronics.
However,
integration
high
stretchability,
sensitivity,
durability,
self‐healable/self‐bondable
capabilities
into
one
platform
remains
challenging.
Herein,
mussel‐inspired
stretchable,
sensitive,
self‐healable/self‐bonded
conductive
yarns
enabled
by
dual
electron
transfer
pathways
encapsulation
technology
are
presented.
Specifically,
covered
spandex
provide
necessary
stretchability
adsorption
capacity,
while
supramolecular
polydopamine
layer
affords
enhanced
interfacial
interactions.
Reduced
graphene
oxide
nanosheets
silver
nanoparticle‐based
sensing
layers
offer
pathways.
Dual
encapsulations
with
ability
not
only
mitigate
crack
propagation
but
also
protect
inner
materials
from
detachment.
Benefiting
these
rational
designs,
composite
exhibit
a
large
range
(158%
strain),
sensitivity
(22.88),
low
detection
limit
(0.0345%),
fast
response/recovery
times
(105/150
ms),
remarkable
robustness
(enduring
10
000
cycles
at
20%
strain).
Furthermore,
pressure
sensors
arrays
assembled
stacking
perpendicularly
using
self‐bondable
function,
self‐healable
helical‐structured
conductors
fabricated
through
shape‐memory
effect.
Important
applications
multifunctional
in
physiological
motion
detection,
gesture
recognition,
circuit
connection
demonstrated.
This
concept
creates
opportunities
for
construction
high‐performance
wearable
textiles.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 11, 2025
Soft
strain
and
pressure
sensors
represent
a
breakthrough
in
material
engineering
nanotechnology,
providing
accurate
reliable
signal
detection
for
applications
health
monitoring,
sports
management,
human-machine
interface,
or
soft
robotics,
when
compared
to
traditional
rigid
sensors.
However,
their
performance
is
often
compromised
by
environmental
interference
off-axis
mechanical
deformations,
which
lead
nonspecific
responses,
as
well
unstable
inaccurate
measurements.
These
challenges
can
be
effectively
addressed
enhancing
the
sensors'
specificity,
making
them
responsive
only
desired
stimulus
while
remaining
insensitive
unwanted
stimuli.
This
review
systematically
examines
various
materials
design
strategies
developing
with
high
specificity
target
physical
signals,
such
tactility,
distribution,
body
motions,
artery
pulse.
highlights
approaches
that
impart
special
properties
suppress
from
factors
temperature,
humidity,
liquid
contact.
Additionally,
it
details
structural
designs
improve
sensor
under
different
types
of
deformations.
concludes
discussing
ongoing
opportunities
inspiring
future
development
highly
specific
electromechanical
