Advanced Functional Materials,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Дек. 23, 2024
Abstract
Flexible
sensing
technology
offers
significant
advantages
in
gesture
recognition
and
human–machine
interactions.
However,
existent
smart
gloves
based
on
flexible
sensors
still
have
limitations
their
security
mechanisms;
thus,
they
are
unsuitable
for
high‐risk
environments
where
identity
verification
system
protection
critical.
This
study
proposes
an
innovative
glove
which
person
control
functionalities
integrated.
The
utilizes
a
triboelectric
nanogenerator
polyvinyl‐alcohol–sodium‐alginate–conductive‐polyaniline
(PSP)
hydrogel
electrode
as
the
sensor
exhibits
high
sensitivity,
fast
response/recovery,
fatigue
resistance.
These
properties
primarily
attributed
to
excellent
stretchability,
conductivity,
self‐healing
ability
of
PSP
hydrogel.
Because
coordinated
design
hardware–software
architecture,
enables
precise
drone
flight
postures
via
contact
sensing.
also
leverages
non‐contact
recognize
personalized
fingertip
trajectories,
enabling
user
unlocking
aforementioned
interface.
improves
not
only
flexibility
portability
operation
but
safety
weapon
systems
future
battlefield
environments.
Small Structures,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 27, 2025
Conductive
hydrogels
provide
a
flexible
platform
technology
that
enables
the
development
of
personalized
materials
for
various
neuronal
diagnostic
and
therapeutic
applications,
combining
complementary
properties
conductive
hydrogels.
By
ensuring
conductivity
through
materials,
largely
compensate
rigidity
traditional
inorganic
making
them
suitable
substitute.
To
adapt
to
different
working
environments,
exhibit
excellent
properties,
such
as
mechanical
adhesion,
biocompatibility,
which
further
expand
their
applications.
This
review
summarizes
fabrication
methods,
applications
in
neural
interfaces.
Finally,
prevailing
challenges
outlines
future
directions
field
interfaces
are
provided,
emphasizing
need
interdisciplinary
research
address
issues
long‐term
stability
scalability
production.
Gels,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
11(4), С. 258 - 258
Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025
Conductive
hydrogels,
integrating
high
conductivity,
mechanical
flexibility,
and
biocompatibility,
have
emerged
as
crucial
materials
driving
the
evolution
of
next-generation
wearable
sensors.
Their
unique
ability
to
establish
seamless
interfaces
with
biological
tissues
enables
real-time
acquisition
physiological
signals,
external
stimuli,
even
therapeutic
feedback,
paving
way
for
intelligent
health
monitoring
personalized
medical
interventions.
To
fully
harness
their
potential,
significant
efforts
been
dedicated
tailoring
conductive
networks,
properties,
environmental
stability
these
hydrogels
through
rational
design
systematic
optimization.
This
review
comprehensively
summarizes
strategies
categorized
into
metal-based,
carbon-based,
polymer-based,
ionic,
hybrid
systems.
For
each
type,
highlights
structural
principles,
conductivity
enhancement,
approaches
simultaneously
enhance
robustness
long-term
under
complex
environments.
Furthermore,
emerging
applications
in
sensing
systems
are
thoroughly
discussed,
covering
signal
monitoring,
mechano-responsive
platforms,
closed-loop
diagnostic–therapeutic
Finally,
this
identifies
key
challenges
offers
future
perspectives
guide
development
multifunctional,
intelligent,
scalable
hydrogel
sensors,
accelerating
translation
advanced
flexible
electronics
smart
healthcare
technologies.
Smart
hydrogel
sensors
with
intrinsic
responsiveness,
such
as
pH,
temperature,
humidity,
and
other
external
stimuli,
possess
broad
applications
in
innumerable
fields
biomedical
diagnosis,
environmental
monitoring,
wearable
electronics.
However,
it
remains
a
great
challenge
to
develop
structural
hydrogels
that
simultaneously
body
temperature-responsive,
adhesion-adaptable,
transparency-tunable.
Herein,
an
innovative
skin-mountable
thermo-responsive
is
fabricated,
which
endows
tunable
optical
properties
switchable
adhesion
at
different
temperatures.
Interestingly,
able
exhibit
lower
critical
solution
temperature
(LCST)
adapt
the
human
by
altering
acrylic
acid(AAc)
content
network.
The
also
displays
high
transparency
strong
low
temperatures,
while
becomes
opaque
feeble
Furthermore,
highly
sensitive
sensor
array
structure
constructed
harnessing
vat
photopolymerization
three-dimensional
(3D)
printing.
As
proof
of
concept,
attached
back
hand
capable
detecting
strain
differences,
integrating
high-temperature
monitoring
alarm
functions
visual
alteration.
This
work
provides
advanced
manner
fabricate
structured
responsive
hydrogels,
have
potential
application
prospects
field
smart
medical
patches
devices.
Gels,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
11(4), С. 232 - 232
Опубликована: Март 23, 2025
Human–machine
interfacing
(HMI)
has
emerged
as
a
critical
technology
in
healthcare,
robotics,
and
wearable
electronics,
with
hydrogels
offering
unique
advantages
multifunctional
materials
that
seamlessly
connect
biological
systems
electronic
devices.
This
review
provides
detailed
examination
of
recent
advancements
hydrogel
design,
focusing
on
their
properties
potential
applications
HMI.
We
explore
the
key
characteristics
such
biocompatibility,
mechanical
flexibility,
responsiveness,
which
are
essential
for
effective
long-term
integration
tissues.
Additionally,
we
highlight
innovations
conductive
hydrogels,
hybrid
composite
materials,
fabrication
techniques
3D/4D
printing,
allow
customization
to
meet
demands
specific
HMI
applications.
Further,
discuss
diverse
classes
polymers
contribute
conductivity,
including
conducting,
natural,
synthetic,
polymers,
emphasizing
role
enhancing
electrical
performance
adaptability.
In
addition
material
examine
regulatory
landscape
governing
hydrogel-based
biointerfaces
applications,
addressing
considerations
clinical
translation
commercialization.
An
analysis
patent
insights
into
emerging
trends
shaping
future
technologies
human–machine
interactions.
The
also
covers
range
neural
interfaces,
soft
haptic
systems,
where
play
transformative
Thereafter,
addresses
challenges
face
issues
related
stability,
scalability,
while
perspectives
continued
evolution
technologies.