Prof. Zhenan Bao et al developed a materials design strategy for low-voltage DEAs and demonstrate a proof-of-concept array of haptic actuators for future wearable electronics or soft robotics.
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Prof. Zhenan Bao et al demonstrate a skin-conformal, electrolyte-gated-organic field-effect transistor (EG-OFET) bioelectronic sensor with cortisol detection sensitivity down to picomolar concentration.
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Prof. Sheng Xu et al reported UPatch that adheres to the maternal abdomen to visualize fetal anatomy and measure continuous fetal heart rate and blood flow without a sonographer.
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Prof. Vivian Feig et al present a design framework and then examine how it guides development of functional devices delivered as flowable precursors that then assemble into macroscopic, tissue-conformal devices at the target site, enabling minimally invasive implantation.
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