{"title":"A novel fire-resistant piezoresistive sponge for monitoring infant sleep behaviors and realizing edge-hazard warnings","authors":"Xiangwen Gu, Haosen Xu, Ziqiang Xu, Xin Luo, Jinchen Liu, Yubao Cui, Tongqiang Shen","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2026.140093","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Herein, a novel fire-resistant piezoresistive sponge (denoted as Ni/APP@Sponge) is developed through a method involving the coating of nickel (Ni) and ammonium polyphosphate (APP) particles. Owing to the interaction between Ni and APP particles, the char residue of Ni/APP@Sponge reaches 39.65 wt% at 800 °C under an air atmosphere. Furthermore, benefiting from the microstructures of the conductive fabric and the high conductivity of Ni particles, the sensitivity of Ni/APP@Sponge is as high as 14.28 kPa<sup>−1</sup> (5 kPa–11 kPa). The Ni/APP@Sponge can be arrayed in a layout to form a fire-resistant mattress, and the combination of software and hardware technology not only monitor sleep behaviors but also realize edge-hazard warnings. Therefore, this research offers a novel approach for advancing infant bedding toward higher safety and intelligent development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"408 ","pages":"Article 140093"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6000,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Materials Letters","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167577X26000510","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/1/10 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Herein, a novel fire-resistant piezoresistive sponge (denoted as Ni/APP@Sponge) is developed through a method involving the coating of nickel (Ni) and ammonium polyphosphate (APP) particles. Owing to the interaction between Ni and APP particles, the char residue of Ni/APP@Sponge reaches 39.65 wt% at 800 °C under an air atmosphere. Furthermore, benefiting from the microstructures of the conductive fabric and the high conductivity of Ni particles, the sensitivity of Ni/APP@Sponge is as high as 14.28 kPa−1 (5 kPa–11 kPa). The Ni/APP@Sponge can be arrayed in a layout to form a fire-resistant mattress, and the combination of software and hardware technology not only monitor sleep behaviors but also realize edge-hazard warnings. Therefore, this research offers a novel approach for advancing infant bedding toward higher safety and intelligent development.
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