Progress and challenges in flexible capacitive pressure sensors: Microstructure designs and applications

Highly sensitive flexible pressure sensors with microstructured rubber dielectric layers

Mannsfeld, S. C. B., Tee, B. C.-K., Stoltenberg, R. M., Chen, C. V. H.-H., Barman, S., Muir, B. V. O., Sokolov, A. N., Reese, C., & Bao, Z. (2010) · Nature Materials · doi:10.1038/nmat2834 · Cited by 3,291

Flexible polymer transistors with high pressure sensitivity for application in electronic skin and health monitoring

Schwartz, G., Tee, B. C.-K., Mei, J., Appleton, A. L., Kim, D. H., Wang, H., & Bao, Z. (2013) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/ncomms2832 · Cited by 2,042

Highly Stretchable Resistive Pressure Sensors Using a Conductive Elastomeric Composite on a Micropyramid Array

Choong, C., Shim, M., Lee, B., Jeon, S., Ko, D., Kang, T., Bae, J., Lee, S. H., Byun, K., Im, J., et al. (2014) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.201305182 · Cited by 1,249

Understanding the Electric Double-Layer Structure, Capacitance, and Charging Dynamics

Wu, J. (2022) · Chemical Reviews · doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00097 · Cited by 1,008

A hierarchically patterned, bioinspired e-skin able to detect the direction of applied pressure for robotics

Boutry, C. M., Negre, M., Jorda, M., Vardoulis, O., Chortos, A., Khatib, O., & Bao, Z. (2018) · Science Robotics · doi:10.1126/scirobotics.aau6914 · Cited by 931

Giant Tunneling Piezoresistance of Composite Elastomers with Interlocked Microdome Arrays for Ultrasensitive and Multimodal Electronic Skins

Park, J., Lee, Y., Hong, J., Ha, M., Jung, Y.-D., Lim, H., Kim, S. Y., & Ko, H. (2014) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/nn500441k · Cited by 915

Biodegradable and flexible arterial-pulse sensor for the wireless monitoring of blood flow

Boutry, C. M., Beker, L., Kaizawa, Y., Vassos, C., Tran, H., Hinckley, A. C., Pfattner, R., Niu, S., Li, J., Claverie, J., et al. (2019) · Nature Biomedical Engineering · doi:10.1038/s41551-018-0336-5 · Cited by 893

Graded intrafillable architecture-based iontronic pressure sensor with ultra-broad-range high sensitivity

Bai, N., Wang, L., Wang, Q., Deng, J., Wang, Y., Lü, P., Huang, J., Li, G., Zhang, Y., Yang, J., et al. (2020) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-019-14054-9 · Cited by 821

Highly Skin‐Conformal Microhairy Sensor for Pulse Signal Amplification

Pang, C., Koo, J. H., Nguyen, A., Caves, J. M., Kim, M., Chortos, A., Kim, K., Wang, P. J., Tok, J. B. ‐., & Bao, Z. (2014) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.201403807 · Cited by 737

Bubble-template-assisted synthesis of hollow fullerene-like MoS 2 nanocages as a lithium ion battery anode material

Zuo, X., Chang, K., Zhao, J., Xie, Z., Tang, H., Li, B., & Chang, Z. (2015) · Journal of Materials Chemistry A · doi:10.1039/c5ta06869j · Cited by 698

PDMS-based tactile sensing: distributed sensor with a multiple-core polymer waveguide

Yin, Y., & Ishigure, T. (2025) · Optics Express · doi:10.1364/oe.572242 · Cited by 1

Advancing Soft Mechanosensors by Colloidal Design

Yu, K., Shi, L., Xu, W., Peng, B., & Wu, L. (2025) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.202508349 · Cited by 1

A patterned microcavity network strategy for synergistic electrode-dielectric enhancement in flexible tactile sensors

Lyu, P.-Y., Di, X., Zhou, Q., Xu, Q., Gong, L., Ye, Z.-Q., Chen, Q., Xu, W., Li, X.-Y., Yang, L.-M. C., et al. (2026) · Surfaces and Interfaces · doi:10.1016/j.surfin.2026.108561 · Cited by 1

Capacitive/Piezoelectric Dual-Mode Flexible Self-Powered Sensor Based on PVDF-TrFE- co -PEG Diamine@IL Nanofiber Membranes

Zhang, X., Liu, M., Wang, S., Zheng, G., Li, R., Zhang, J., He, X., Han, W., & Long, Y. (2026) · ACS Applied Electronic Materials · doi:10.1021/acsaelm.5c02341 · Cited by 1

Rotary vibration texturing of orientation-controllable microstructures via tool inclination

Wu, K., Zhang, J., Ding, P., Liu, J., Zhang, X., Feng, P., & Wang, J. (2026) · International Journal of Mechanical Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2026.111327 · Cited by 1

AI-driven next-gen health monitoring via flexible sensors to decode breath

Lu, C., Wang, X., Li, J., Xiahou, J., & Liu, X. Y. (2026) · Cell Reports Physical Science · doi:10.1016/j.xcrp.2026.103318 · Cited by 1

High-sensitivity flexible wireless passive LC pressure sensor enabled by a magnetic field-induced ciliary microstructure

Ren, H., Hu, Y., Xu, Q., Meng, J., Jin, X., Sun, Z., Xue, Z., Dong, P., Wang, K., & Cheng, X. (2026) · Smart Materials and Structures · doi:10.1088/1361-665x/ae7784 · Cited by 1

Interdigitated capacitive strain sensor enables precise yoga-inspired motion tracking

Papaefstathiou, M., Elgendi, M., & Menon, C. (2026) · npj Biosensing · doi:10.1038/s44328-026-00101-1 · Cited by 1

High Sensitivity and Wide Detection Range MXene/PDMS Flexible Piezoresistive Sensor with Microdome Array for Cervical Posture Recognition

Wu, X.-D., Yin, H., Zhou, Y., Zhang, X., Zhao, Y., Chen, J., Wang, J., Li, Y. A., & Chen, J. (2026) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.6c11575 · Cited by 1

Directed acoustic construction and modulation of microstructures with spatially graded properties

Wu, D., Luo, L., Liu, Z., Liang, C., Liu, Y., Zheng, L., & Wang, C. (2026) · International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture · doi:10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2026.104432 · Cited by 1

Textile‐Based Capacitive Pressure Sensors Enabled by Ultrasonic Spray‐Coated Carbon Black Electrodes and Electrostatic Flocking

Chen, M., Li, H., Shi, L., Huang, F., Zhu, Y., Gan, W. C., Tan, S. T., & Aw, K. C. (2026) · Advanced Materials Interfaces · doi:10.1002/admi.70640 · Cited by 1

Flexible Capacitive Pressure Sensor With Inverted Conical Structure: Based on 3D-Printed Silicone Rubber/Silver Electrodes for Robotic and Human Motion Detection

Lin, L., Xu, D., Shi, R., Wang, L., Li, B., Li, S., Xun, W., Fan, Y., Xie, K., Li, X., et al. (2025) · IEEE Sensors Journal · doi:10.1109/jsen.2025.3626548 · Cited by 1

A Highly Sensitive and Self-Decoupled Flexible Capacitive Ionic 3-D Force Sensor for Human–Machine Interactions

Dong, T., Zhu, D., Wei, L., Wang, J., & Liu, T. (2025) · IEEE Sensors Journal · doi:10.1109/jsen.2025.3630248 · Cited by 1

Review of flexible touchpad technology: From principles to applications

Lv, Y., Chen, T., Li, J., Zhu, B., Wang, Y., Ma, C., & Wang, F. (2025) · Sensors and Actuators Reports · doi:10.1016/j.snr.2025.100419 · Cited by 1

Minimally Invasive Micro‐Hole Intervention for Wireless Intracranial Pressure Measurement

Deng, M., Yin, S., Wu, H., Zhang, Z., Qi, X. N., Guo, S., Huang, Y., & Li, Z. (2025) · Advanced Healthcare Materials · doi:10.1002/adhm.202505164 · Cited by 1

Research development of pressure sensors for extreme environments- a review

Guo, Z.-S., Liu, D., Huang, G., You, C., & Zhao, X. (2026) · Sensors and Actuators A Physical · doi:10.1016/j.sna.2026.118157 · Cited by 1

Interlocked Hemispherical−Conical Porous Dielectric Layers for High-Sensitivity and Wide-Range Capacitive Pressure Sensing

Wu, S., Chen, Y., Wu, J., Ahn, J., Lee, Y., Wang, H., Yu, B., Lu, C., & Zhao, Z. (2026) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.6c10724 · Cited by 1

A Flexible Capacitive Pressure Sensor with Improved Sensitivity Over a Broad Pressure Range

Lv, C., Wei, S., Li, Y., Lv, T., Li, Q., Liu, Y., & Xie, M. (2024) · Proceedings of IEEE Sensors/Proceedings of IEEE Sensors ... · doi:10.1109/sensors60989.2024.10784769 · Cited by 1

Dual-mode superhydrophobic, highly breathable proximity-tactile cellulose nonwoven sensor for speech recognition via machine learning

Zhang, R., Ying, D., Zheng, Y., Liu, Z., Wang, J., & Zou, Z. (2025) · Cellulose · doi:10.1007/s10570-025-06510-1 · Cited by 1

Conductive fibres constructed on fully self-healing elastomer fibres via an electrospinning approach

Benas, J., Liang, F., Hsu, Y.-C., Ou, C.-H., Chen, S.-Y., Mu, L.-C., Lee, W., Chen, Y., Liu, W., Ahmed, S., et al. (2025) · Journal of Materials Chemistry C · doi:10.1039/d4tc05401f · Cited by 1

Magnetic Functional Materials for Haptic InterfacesPreprint

Ruan, L., Wang, Y., Zhao, X., Li, F., Liu, C., Tao, W., Liang, H., Zhang, X., & Yang, W. (2024) · doi:10.22541/au.172465854.41398182/v1 · Cited by 1

Ultrasensitive Iontronic Pressure Sensor Based on Microstructural Electrodes and Porous Dielectric Layer for Wearable ElectronicsPreprint

Kou, H., Zhang, Y., Ye, Y., Pang, Y., Zhang, L., Zhang, X., Yang, L., Shang, Z., Gui, Z., & Chen, Y. (2024) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.2139/ssrn.5056183

Advanced Sensor-Driven Drowning Prevention and Rescue System

Shetty, S., Shenoy, P. V., Chiranthana Brahma, A., Shreevathsa, M., Palekar, S. K., & B., S. A. (2024) · International Conference on IoT Based Control Networks and Intelligent Systems (ICICNIS) · doi:10.1109/icicnis64247.2024.10823289

A Comprehensive Review of Sensor Technologies and Signal Processing Solutions for Low-Power IoT Systems with Mini Computing DevicesPreprint

Gazis, A., Papadongonas, I., Ανδριόπουλος, Α., Zioudas, C., & Vavouras, T. (2025) · Preprints.org · doi:10.20944/preprints202411.1090.v2

Evaluation of a Tantalum Film Capacitive Pressure Sensor on PCB with Arduino-Based Readout

Fraga, M. A., Bonturim, E., Oliveira, C. A. M. D., Rasia, L. A., Massi, M., & Furlan, H. (2025) · Symposium on Microelectronics Technology and Devices · doi:10.1109/sbmicro66945.2025.11197822

A Highly Sensitive Flexible E-Skin Sensor With Integrated Pressure and Texture Sensing Capabilities

Huang, H., Yang, P., Yang, C., Shao, Y., Xu, H., Shou, M., Chen, Q., Wu, D., Sun, R., & Lü, Y. (2025) · IEEE Sensors Journal · doi:10.1109/jsen.2025.3623583

Liquid Metal/Silicone Hollow Spiral Pressure Sensing Fibers with Stretch Insensitivity

Zhang, X., Lian, J., Zhao, L., & Wang, R. (2025) · Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering · doi:10.1007/s13369-025-10768-9

ZIF-67–Grown Ionic Nanofibrous Membrane Separator-Based Ultra-Sensitive Ionotronic Pressure Sensor for Physiological Signal Monitoring and Ergonomic Assistance

Sapkota, S., Pradhan, G. B., Sharma, S., Lim, S., Teli, A., Jo, M. S., & Park, J. Y. (2025) · ACS Sensors · doi:10.1021/acssensors.5c02806

Textile–Plastic Composite Material for Sensing Pressure and Proximity Conjugated with Heating Applications

Rashid, M., Khan, A., & Hossain, G. (2025) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.5c16911

Two-nozzle electrospinning-derived dual-fiber TVDF@GPU nanofibrous scaffolds for piezoelectric nanogenerator sensors

Li, Y., Yang, R., Shang, J., Wu, Y., & Liu, M. (2026) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2026.174423

Flexible pressure sensors with microstructured surfaces fabricated via direct fused deposition modeling

Han, Y., Wu, D., Sun, J., WANG, Q., Guo, Y., Ye, P., Xiao, Q., Jing, H., ZHANG, Z., Wang, X., et al. (2026) · Sensors and Actuators A Physical · doi:10.1016/j.sna.2026.117712

A high-performance CTS/CNTs-OH fabric pressure sensor and its deep learning-based recognition of human motions

Hu, X., Zhao, B., Tang, Z., Wang, L., Yang, C., & Chen, M. (2026) · Acta Physica Sinica · doi:10.7498/aps.75.20251798

Bioinspired ionic capacitive pressure sensor based on multilevel rigid-soft coupled architecture for foot-type classification and human-machine interaction

Zhang, S., Wang, S., Ji, L., Yi, Y., Lü, J., Wang, D., Wu, J., Zhang, C., Meng, X., Chen, G., et al. (2026) · Journal of Science Advanced Materials and Devices · doi:10.1016/j.jsamd.2026.101149

High-sensitivity flexible multilayer cantilever sensor for force and displacement detection

Ni, N., Zhang, Q., Shao, L., Li, S., Wang, Y., & Yan, C. (2026) · Sensors and Actuators A Physical · doi:10.1016/j.sna.2026.117733

High Aspect Ratio Asymmetric Microridge Structure Arrays Fabrication for Anisotropic Triboelectric Nanogenerator

Luo, H., Liu, Z., Sun, L., Zhao, T., Gong, H., Cheng, Z., Wang, X., & Yu, H. (2026) · ACS Applied Electronic Materials · doi:10.1021/acsaelm.5c02708

An Electrode Tuning Strategy for Enhancing the Effective Linear Range of Battery-Type Flexible Pressure Sensors

Teng, Y., Lin, X., Liang, J., Chen, X. S., Pang, Z., Xue, H., Li, F., Zhao, H., Fei, T., & Zhang, T. (2026) · IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement · doi:10.1109/tim.2026.3684680

Wide-Range, Low-Hysteresis Soft Sensor with Architecture-Inspired Design Enabled by Femtosecond Laser-Induced Self-Growth

Yu, Z., Ji, C., Gao, X., Li, Y., Yang, C., Guo, F., Fu, J., Yin, F., Zhao, H., & Long, Y. (2026) · Sensors · doi:10.3390/s26092784

Wireless Passive Pressure Sensing System Based on LC Sine Wave Oscillator

Song, Z., Liu, X., & Ma, X. (2026) · International Conference on Electronics Technology and Artificial Intelligence (ETAI) · doi:10.1109/etai68332.2026.11485226

Frequency-tunable piezocapacitive PDMS/MWCNT nanocomposite stretchable sensors for sign language recognition

Divakaran, N. C., Kara, Y., Mahmoud, H. A., Hill, E., Ayoub, H., & Gilles Lubineau, A. (2026) · Materials & Design · doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2026.116194

Microstructured Tactile Sensors With Bismuth Telluride Coatings for Vibration Detection

Liu, Y., Qin, A., Zhu, W., Yuan, K., Zhang, Z., Ma, Y., Zhou, J., Shi, J., & Peng, J. (2026) · Advanced Electronic Materials · doi:10.1002/aelm.70428

AI‐enabled biomimetic flexible pressure sensors for high‐precision gait monitoring and rehabilitation assessment

Li, Y. F., Ding, Y., Lei, K., Zhang, Y., Lin, Z., Sun, J., Guo, K., Zheng, Y., Tan, S., Zhang, X., et al. (2026) · FlexMat. · doi:10.1002/flm2.70090

Sensing Localised Touch with a Soft Robot Skin

Englebienne, G., & Sallaberry, C. (2025) · IEEE Conference on Telepresence · doi:10.1109/telepresence66096.2025.11521358

Flexible conformal dome pressure sensor arrays with arbitrary cuttability for human–machine interaction

Zhong, Y., Yang, Z., Liu, K., Cheng, G., & Peng, Y. (2026) · Sensors and Actuators A Physical · doi:10.1016/j.sna.2026.118076

High-sensitivity and linear-response EDL-based iontronic skins: structural design and emerging applications

Liu, Q., (13969), J. Y., Yan, F., Tang, H., Zhou, J., Wang, Y., Yang, R., Yuan, G., & Wang, T. (2026) · Journal of Materials Chemistry C · doi:10.1039/d6tc00957c

A Liquid Metal-Based Smart Insole with Stress-Concentrating Soft Protrusions for High-Fidelity Dynamic Motion Recognition

Park, J., & Bae, J. (2026) · ACS Sensors · doi:10.1021/acssensors.6c00052

Hybrid coupled topological cavity-waveguide systems for ultra-high-Q Fano sensing

Riaz, M., Ahmed, S., Chen, H., & Qin, Q. (2026) · Optics Express · doi:10.1364/oe.603542

Anisotropic Layered Cellulose Nanofiber‐Based Carbon Aerogels for High‐Performance Pressure Sensing

Chen, S., Yang, X., Weng, T., Wang, H., Qin, M., & Mahbubur, R. M. (2026) · Polymers for Advanced Technologies · doi:10.1002/pat.70670

Compliant hydrogel cuff coating with real‐time pressure monitoring and antibiofilm capabilities for ventilator‐associated pneumonia prophylaxis

Chai, J., Tan, Y., Liang, J., Liu, S., Zhao, J., Ma, S., Liu, C., Du, M., Selvan, M., Shi, X., et al. (2026) · BMEMat · doi:10.1002/bmm2.70107

Mechanics-guided design of iontronic pressure sensors with linear responses

Zhang, N., Han, P., Wang, H., Zhu, Y., He, Y., Zheng, Z., & Wang, L. (2026) · International Journal of Mechanical Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2026.111925

3D-Printed Flexible Pressure Sensors Based on Deep Eutectic Ionic Conductors for Motion Monitoring

Qin, R., Zhou, F., Zhang, J., Xu, X., Xue, Y., Li, Y., Liu, B., Hu, C., Yu, D., & Wang, W. B. (2026) · ACS Applied Polymer Materials · doi:10.1021/acsapm.6c02030

Interlocking architecture-enabled ultrasensitive iontronic pressure sensor based on [BMIM]BF4-functionalized sponge

Guo, X., Yao, X., Hu, B., He, X., Tan, H., Yu, Y., Wang, H., Cao, J., Liu, Z., Duan, Z., et al. (2026) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2026.179787

Crosstalk-free dual-mode pain sensor for pain perception

Su, Z., Xue, C., Geng, Z., Zhou, Z., Li, Y., Wang, Z., Liu, Y., Xie, Y., Tao, L., Yang, Y., et al. (2026) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2026.179826

Advances in Cellulose‐Based Materials for Bionic Sensors

Yu, S., Bao, Z., Yu, M., & Zhang, Q. (2026) · Macromolecular Rapid Communications · doi:10.1002/marc.70377

A Multifunctional Flexible Sensor Based on a Hybrid Microstructured Functional Layer

Wang, J., Chen, H. S., Zhang, Y., Li, J. W., Zhong, Z., Li, Y. Q., Yang, Y., Zhang, M., Zhang, M., Zhang, W., et al. (2026) · Micromachines · doi:10.3390/mi17080898

Biomimetic Gradient Microstructures Enable Stable, High‐Sensitivity Pressure Sensing From Pa to MPa

Jin, B., Zhuang, R., Zhang, Z., Sun, B., Gao, W., & Pan, C. (2026) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.77497

Recent Advances in Flexible Pressure Sensors: Mechanisms, Materials, Designs and Applications

Yang, X., Chen, C., Wang, M., Yao, K., Zhang, J., Lu, J., & Yi, Y. (2026) · Sensors · doi:10.3390/s26154993

Flexible ferroelectric pressure sensor

Jin, C., Shi, K., Gu, Y., Wang, X., Zhao, W., Wang, S., & Li, Y. (2026) · Sensors and Actuators A Physical · doi:10.1016/j.sna.2026.118344

Dual-Mode Capacitive Sensor Based on MXene/Au-Functionalized Sponge for High Sensitivity Pressure and Long-Range Proximity Sensing

Jiang, H. M., Wang, S., Zou, X., Wang, H., Sun, W., Guo, X., & Weng, X. (2026) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.6c12027

Conductive hydrogel-based flexible pressure sensors: Sensing mechanisms and applications in foot pressure monitoring

Wang, X., Liu, G., Wang, A., & Yang, S. (2026) · Advances in Colloid and Interface Science · doi:10.1016/j.cis.2026.104033

Wide-detection-range and low-hysteresis flexible capacitive pressure sensor with MWCNTs/BaTiO3/SR bellows structure for posture perception

Zhao, Y., Deng, J., Wang, Z., Li, J., Liu, Y., Wu, Y., Wu, Z., Gu, P., Liu, Z., Liu, Y., et al. (2026) · Applied Materials Today · doi:10.1016/j.apmt.2026.103413

Flexible magnetic force sensors: manufacture, mechanisms, and applications

Shen, H., Xiang, Z., Zhang, S., & Yang, G. (2026) · Journal of Zhejiang University. Science A · doi:10.1631/jzus.a2600069

Self-powered mechanoresponsive fibers with human-like visual–digital bimodality and mechano-memory

Wang, Z., Ouyang, H., Cheng, Y., Wu, F., Shi, L., Sun, J., & Wang, R. (2026) · Materials Horizons · doi:10.1039/d6mh01467d

A High-Sensitivity and Wide-Range Capacitive Tactile Sensor With Elastic Microporous Electrode for Versatile Robotic Grasping

Zhang, C., You-zhi, Z., Chen, X., Wang, H., Zhao, Y., Yu, L., Zhu, D., & Cheng, L. (2026) · IEEE Sensors Journal · doi:10.1109/jsen.2026.3727597

Fabrication Routes for Ionic Conducting Fiber Strain Sensors

Kershaw, L., 杨占红, Skov, A. L., & Skowyra, M. (2026) · Advanced Engineering Materials · doi:10.1002/adem.71219

Bioinspired Flexible Tactile Sensor with Hierarchical Concave Microstructures for Wide-Range Biophysical Signal Monitoring and Pulse Mapping

Xu, W., Di, X.-P., Yuan, W.-Q., Zhang, Z., Zhou, Q., Lv, P.-Y., Li, X.-Y., Yang, L.-M., & Pan, G. (2026) · ACS Sensors · doi:10.1021/acssensors.6c01994

Palm and Coir Fiber Composite Mat for Wide-Linear-Range Flexible Piezoresistive Pressure Sensing

Xiao, Y., Wang, J., Zhao, S., Huang, H., Li, S., Huang, A., Ba, R., Sun, P., & Li, H. (2026) · IEEE Sensors Journal · doi:10.1109/jsen.2026.3730810

Metal-Infused Polymeric Re-entrant Foam Sensor for Pressure Detection under PreloadPreprint

Zhong, W., Song, S., 胡长旺, Jing, X., Dong, B., Mi, H., Liu, C., & Shen, C. (2026) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.2139/ssrn.7450701

A nanowire assembly strategy for fabricating ultralight, resilient polypyrrole foams toward ultrasensitive pressure sensing

Huang, H., He, Y., Lin, Z., Bai, H., & Jiang, Y. Y. (2026) · Materials Horizons · doi:10.1039/d6mh01097k

Application of Electrostatic Printing Technology in Embodied Intelligence-Oriented Flexible Sensors

Li, J., Su, C., Wang, Z., Zhang, H., Li, M., & Zhong, Y. (2026) · International Conference on Electronic Packaging Technology (ICEPT) · doi:10.1109/icept71373.2026.11690220

Sensing Technologies in Robotic Manipulators for Low-Damage Fruit and Vegetable Grasping: Principles, Integration, and Applications

Wang, L., Li, X., Liu, P., Milić, V., Guo, Z., & Wang, C. (2026) · Agriculture · doi:10.3390/agriculture16192040

A fabrication-constrained inverse design framework for microstructure optimization of iontronic pressure sensors

Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Pan, Z., Wen, Y., & Huang, Y. (2026) · Sensors and Actuators A Physical · doi:10.1016/j.sna.2026.118544

A Comprehensive Review of Tribovoltaic Nanogenerators for Real‐World Multidisciplinary Applications, Challenges, and Future Perspectives

Gupta, P., Mallick, S., Garg, R., Patra, N. R., Garg, A., Zhang, Z., Zhang, C., & Parida, K. (2026) · Advanced Materials Technologies · doi:10.1002/admt.71312

Ultrastable Wide-Range Capacitive Pressure Sensors with CNTs-Pinned PDMS Foam Composite Dielectrics for Intelligent Tactile Perception

Nie, B., Wang, M., Wang, J., Cui, T., Chen, H., Zhao, X., Qiu, J., Hu, H., & Wei, R. (2026) · ACS Applied Polymer Materials · doi:10.1021/acsapm.6c02861

System-level design of flexible pressure sensors for arterial pulse monitoring: Waveform fidelity from materials to algorithms

Zhang, Z., Hao, L., Zhang, B., Zhang, Q., Zhang, M., ZHANG, H., & Xu, F. (2026) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2026.182896

Ultra-Wide Linear Flexible Piezoresistive Sensor Based on CVD-Synthesized Monolayer MoS2 Film

Ning, J., Fan, S., Meng, Y., Zhou, Y., Wang, S., Luo, J., Yu, S., & Wei, J. (2026) · ACS Applied Electronic Materials · doi:10.1021/acsaelm.6c01135

Wearable Sensors for Smart Agriculture: From Sensing Mechanisms to Crop Phenotyping and Harvesting Applications

Qiu, L., Wang, X., Wu, X., Yu, J., Li, H., & Zhang, X. (2026) · Agriculture · doi:10.3390/agriculture16202210

Geometry Transfer Using Cross Sections for Sequential Mechanical–Electrostatic Simulation of Microstructured Flexible Capacitive Pressure Sensors

Shao, Y., Bi, W., Zhang, Q., Zhang, X., Liang, X., Xiao, K., & Zhao, Y. (2026) · Micromachines · doi:10.3390/mi17101190

High-Sensitivity Flexible Wireless Passive LC Pressure Sensor Based on Magnetically Aligned Hydroxyl Iron Powder @ Porous Polydimethylsiloxane Dielectric Layer

Meng, J., Ren, H., Jin, X., Sun, Z., Xu, Q., Hu, Y., Dong, Z., Xue, Z., Dong, P., & Cheng, X. (2026) · Journal of Electronic Materials · doi:10.1007/s11664-026-13266-2

A review of recent progress in materials design and fabrication methods of flexible strain sensors used in data gloves for virtual reality and human machine interface applications

Sannirappa, M., Krishnamoorthi, C., & Vandrangi, S. K. (2026) · Results in Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.rineng.2026.113711

Cellulose-Based Gels for Intelligent Tactile Electronic Skin: From Materials Design to Dexterous Robotic Manipulation

Lyu, Z., Yang, H., Tang, Y., & Lee, H.-J. (2026) · Gels · doi:10.3390/gels12111002

Recent advances in microstructure engineering for flexible capacitive pressure sensors

Xu, T., Chen, L., Ding, J., Chen, L., Zhao, K., Qi, M., Xu, L., Qiu, J., Dong, J., & Li, S. (2026) · Materials Today Nano · doi:10.1016/j.mtnano.2026.100764 · Cited by 4

Challenges and opportunities of flexible capacitive pressure sensors: Materials, structures, reliability, and biological applications

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