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Soft alchemy: a comprehensive guide to chemical reactions for pneumatic soft actuation 软炼金术：气动软传动化学反应综合指南

Soft science Pub Date : 2024-03-29 DOI: 10.20517/ss.2023.52

Marcos Villeda-Hernandez, Benjamin C. Baker, Christian Romero, Jonathan M. Rossiter, C. Faul

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A review of worm-like pipe inspection robots: research, trends and challenges 蠕虫式管道检测机器人综述：研究、趋势和挑战

Soft science Pub Date : 2024-03-25 DOI: 10.20517/ss.2023.49

Gabrielle Blewitt, D. Cheneler, Jeremy Andrew, Stephen Monk

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Coupled mechanics in skin-interfaced electronics via computer vision methods 通过计算机视觉方法实现皮肤表面电子器件中的耦合力学

Soft science Pub Date : 2024-02-21 DOI: 10.20517/ss.2023.50

Jin-Tae Kim, L. Chamorro

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A skin-wearable and self-powered laminated pressure sensor based on triboelectric nanogenerator for monitoring human motion 基于三电纳米发电机的皮肤可穿戴自供电层压传感器，用于监测人体运动

Soft science Pub Date : 2024-01-26 DOI: 10.20517/ss.2023.54

Agha Aamir Jan, Seungbeom Kim, Seok Kim

{"title":"A skin-wearable and self-powered laminated pressure sensor based on triboelectric nanogenerator for monitoring human motion","authors":"Agha Aamir Jan, Seungbeom Kim, Seok Kim","doi":"10.20517/ss.2023.54","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20517/ss.2023.54","url":null,"abstract":"Flexible and skin-wearable triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have emerged as promising candidates for self-powered tactile and pressure sensors and mechanical energy harvesters due to their compatible design and ability to operate at low frequencies. Most research has focused on improving tribo-negative materials for flexible TENGs, given the limited options for tribo-positive materials. Achieving biocompatibility while maintaining the sensitivity and capability of energy harvesting is another critical issue for wearable sensors. Here, we report a TENG-based biocompatible and self-powered pressure sensor by simple fabrication of layer-by-layer deposition methods. The Laminated Flexible-TENG comprises polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) films embedded within a flexible and biocompatible polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) matrix. A nanostructured PDMS surface obtained by oxygen plasma facilitated the sputter deposition of a layered indium tin oxide copper electrode and a tribo-positive PMMA thin layer on top. The addition of the indium tin oxide layer to copper significantly improved the quality and performance of the indium tin oxide-copper electrode. Self-powered Laminated Flexible-TENGs demonstrated impressive pressure-sensing capabilities, featuring dual sensitivity of 7.287 V/kPa for low pressure and 0.663 V/kPa for higher pressure. Moreover, the PDMS-encapsulated TENG sensor effectively traced the physiological motions, such as wrist and finger bending, and efficiently harnessed the waste energy from everyday physical activities, such as walking and jogging. The maximum peak-to-peak voltages of 18.3 and 57.4 V were recorded during these motions. Encapsulated TENGs have broad potential in wearable technology, including healthcare, human-machine interfaces, and energizing microelectronics.","PeriodicalId":74837,"journal":{"name":"Soft science","volume":"25 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139594115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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From natural leather to intelligent wearable nanocomposite: design and application 从天然皮革到智能可穿戴纳米复合材料：设计与应用

Soft science Pub Date : 2024-01-18 DOI: 10.20517/ss.2023.47

Ziyang Fan, Min Sang, Xinglong Gong, Ken Cham-Fai Leung, Shouhu Xuan

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Liquid metals enabled advanced cryobiology: development and perspectives 液态金属支持先进低温生物学：发展与前景

Soft science Pub Date : 2024-01-17 DOI: 10.20517/ss.2023.43

Fan Yang, Chennan Lu, Wei Rao

{"title":"Liquid metals enabled advanced cryobiology: development and perspectives","authors":"Fan Yang, Chennan Lu, Wei Rao","doi":"10.20517/ss.2023.43","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20517/ss.2023.43","url":null,"abstract":"Cryosurgery and cryopreservation, as two important categories in cryobiology, have been impeded by the poor thermal conductivity of biological tissues or specimens. To improve this, diverse adjuvants, e.g., carbon-based materials, metallic nanoparticles, metallic oxide nanoparticles, etc ., have been exploited to improve the heat transfer in heat-targeted regions to increase the tumor elimination efficiency as well as the post-thaw viability of cryopreserved specimens. Nevertheless, these materials suffer poor thermal conductivities, controversial biosafety problems, and high expense. Gallium and its alloys, as a class of room-temperature liquid metals (LMs), have been widely studied in the past decade for their low melting point, minor toxicity, outstanding transformability, and conductivity. Integrated with these superior properties, they have been widely applied in multiple fields, such as thermal management, flexible electronics, and soft robotics. Recently, our laboratory has been devoted to fusing LMs with cryobiology and has made a series of progress. In this article, we will first briefly introduce preparation pathways to LM-based functional nanomaterials and composites. Then, how these materials realize improvement in biological heat transfer will be presented, followed by a discussion about the biosafety of these materials, which is an essential concern for the cryobiological field. Recent studies employing LMs in advanced cryosurgery and cryopreservation will also be highlighted. The present challenges and prospects of LMs towards further development in cryobiology will be put forward to point out the possible research direction.","PeriodicalId":74837,"journal":{"name":"Soft science","volume":"48 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139526674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A dual-mode wearable sensor with coupled ion and pressure sensing 具有离子和压力耦合传感功能的双模式可穿戴传感器

Soft science Pub Date : 2024-01-16 DOI: 10.20517/ss.2023.41

Biao Ma, Ke Huang, Gangsheng Chen, Yingnan Tian, Nan Jiang, Chao Zhao, Hong Liu

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Printing surface cuprous oxides featured liquid metal for non-enzymatic electrochemical glucose sensor 以液态金属为特征的印刷表面氧化亚铜用于非酶电化学葡萄糖传感器

Soft science Pub Date : 2024-01-15 DOI: 10.20517/ss.2023.40

Yiyao Luo, Gengcheng Liao, Zixuan Guo, Zongyu Huang, L. Ren, Xiang Qi

{"title":"Printing surface cuprous oxides featured liquid metal for non-enzymatic electrochemical glucose sensor","authors":"Yiyao Luo, Gengcheng Liao, Zixuan Guo, Zongyu Huang, L. Ren, Xiang Qi","doi":"10.20517/ss.2023.40","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20517/ss.2023.40","url":null,"abstract":"Electrochemical glucose sensors that rely on two-dimensional (2D) oxides have attracted significant attention owing to the strong sensing activity of 2D oxides, but their practical application is hindered by the complexity and high cost of fabrication of electrodes and integrated devices. Herein, a convenient and effective fabrication route that includes printing a Ga-based liquid metal (LM) as a current collection electrode, followed by growing electrochemically active 2D oxides directly on the surface of Ga-based LMs under mild conditions, is developed for non-enzyme-based electrochemical sensors. Specifically, 2D annealed Cu-Oxide (ACO) is successfully grown on a printed Ga electrode through a galvanic replacement reaction, resulting in the formation of a mechanically and electrically well-matched interface between the active sensing materials and the current collection substrate. Benefitting from the high quantity of 2D ACO and good charge transfer at the interface, the as-prepared ACO electrode exhibits attractive glucose sensing performance, with a wide linear range (1 μM-10 mM) of effective detection, low detection limit down to 1 μM, and high sensitivity of 0.87 μA·mM-1·cm-2. Our study highlights the potential of using LMs in bio-sensing applications and provides a non-enzyme-based electrochemical biosensor platform for effective glucose detection in diets and clinical diagnostic settings.","PeriodicalId":74837,"journal":{"name":"Soft science","volume":"47 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139437440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A review: flexible devices for nerve stimulation 综述：用于神经刺激的柔性设备

Soft science Pub Date : 2024-01-10 DOI: 10.20517/ss.2023.36

Ze-Qing Liu, Xiang-Yang Yu, Jing Huang, Xin-Yi Wu, Zi-Yu Wang, Ben-Peng Zhu

{"title":"A review: flexible devices for nerve stimulation","authors":"Ze-Qing Liu, Xiang-Yang Yu, Jing Huang, Xin-Yi Wu, Zi-Yu Wang, Ben-Peng Zhu","doi":"10.20517/ss.2023.36","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20517/ss.2023.36","url":null,"abstract":"Nerve stimulation technology utilizing electricity, magnetism, light, and ultrasound has found extensive applications in biotechnology and medical fields. Neurostimulation devices serve as the crucial interface between biological tissue and the external environment, posing a bottleneck in the advancement of neurostimulation technology. Ensuring safety and stability is essential for their future applications. Traditional rigid devices often elicit significant immune responses due to the mechanical mismatch between their materials and biological tissues. Consequently, there is a growing demand for flexible nerve stimulation devices that offer enhanced treatment efficacy while minimizing irritation to the human body. This review provides a comprehensive summary of the historical development and recent advancements in flexible devices utilizing four neurostimulation techniques: electrical stimulation, magnetic stimulation, optic stimulation, and ultrasonic stimulation. It highlights their potential for high biocompatibility, low power consumption, wireless operation, and superior stability. The aim is to offer valuable insights and guidance for the future development and application of flexible neurostimulation devices.","PeriodicalId":74837,"journal":{"name":"Soft science","volume":"2 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139439081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A facile in-situ reaction method for preparing flexible Sb2Te3 thermoelectric thin films 制备柔性 Sb2Te3 热电薄膜的简便原位反应方法

Soft science Pub Date : 2024-01-09 DOI: 10.20517/ss.2023.34

Dongwei Ao, Bo Wu, Jabar Bushra, Bing Sun, Dong Yang, Yiming Zhong, Zhuanghao Zheng

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