Skin-electrode iontronic interface for mechanosensing

Pang Zhu; Huifeng Du; Xingyu Hou; Peng Lu; Liu Wang; Jun Huang; Ningning Bai; Zhigang Wu; Nicholas X. Fang; Chuan Fei Guo

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24946-4

Nature Communications (Aug 2021)

Skin-electrode iontronic interface for mechanosensing

Pang Zhu,
Huifeng Du,
Xingyu Hou,
Peng Lu,
Liu Wang,
Jun Huang,
Ningning Bai,
Zhigang Wu,
Nicholas X. Fang,
Chuan Fei Guo

Affiliations

Pang Zhu: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology
Huifeng Du: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Xingyu Hou: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology
Peng Lu: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology
Liu Wang: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology
Jun Huang: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology
Ningning Bai: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology
Zhigang Wu: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology
Nicholas X. Fang: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Chuan Fei Guo: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24946-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Sensing mechanical signals is an important aspect for a range of applications of E-skins. Here, the authors report on the creation of deforming iontronic sensing structures which can use ionic transport through tissues to create a simple and sensitive E-skin for sensing touch, pulse and motion demonstrating application.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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