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

Highly sensitive flexible pressure sensors with microstructured rubber dielectric layers

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

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

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

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

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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

A Sensitive and Biodegradable Pressure Sensor Array for Cardiovascular Monitoring

Boutry, C. M., Nguyen, A., Lawal, Q. O., Chortos, A., Rondeau‐Gagné, S., & Bao, Z. (2015) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.201502535 · Cited by 653

Tactile-Direction-Sensitive and Stretchable Electronic Skins Based on Human-Skin-Inspired Interlocked Microstructures

Park, J., Lee, Y., Hong, J., Lee, Y., Ha, M., Jung, Y., Lim, H., Kim, S. Y., & Ko, H. (2014) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/nn505953t · Cited by 649

Linearly and Highly Pressure‐Sensitive Electronic Skin Based on a Bioinspired Hierarchical Structural Array

Bae, G. Y., Pak, S. W., Kim, D., Lee, G., Kim, D. H., Chung, Y., & Cho, K. (2016) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.201600408 · Cited by 649

Nanomesh pressure sensor for monitoring finger manipulation without sensory interference

Lee, S., Franklin, S., Hassani, F. A., Yokota, T., Nayeem, M. O. G., Wang, Y., Leib, R., Cheng, G., Franklin, D. W., & Someya, T. (2020) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.abc9735 · Cited by 640

Microstructured Graphene Arrays for Highly Sensitive Flexible Tactile Sensors

Zhu, B., Niu, Z., Wang, H., Leow, W. R., Wang, H., Li, Y., Zheng, L., Wei, J., Huo, F., & Chen, X. (2014) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.201401207 · Cited by 635

Flexible and Stretchable Capacitive Sensors with Different Microstructures

Qin, J., Yin, L., Hao, Y., Zhong, S., Zhang, D., Bi, K., Zhang, Y., Zhao, Y. H., & Dang, Z. (2021) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.202008267 · Cited by 630

A flexible, ultra-highly sensitive and stable capacitive pressure sensor with convex microarrays for motion and health monitoring

Xiong, Y., Shen, Y., Lan, T., Hu, Y., Zhu, P., Sun, R., & Wong, C. (2020) · Nano Energy · doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.104436 · Cited by 555

Microengineering Pressure Sensor Active Layers for Improved Performance

Ruth, S. R. A., Feig, V. R., Tran, H., & Bao, Z. (2020) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202003491 · Cited by 549

Tunable Flexible Pressure Sensors using Microstructured Elastomer Geometries for Intuitive Electronics

Tee, B. C. K., Chortos, A., Dunn, R. R., Schwartz, G., Eason, E. V., & Bao, Z. (2014) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.201400712 · Cited by 546

Highly Sensitive, Flexible, and Wearable Pressure Sensor Based on a Giant Piezocapacitive Effect of Three-Dimensional Microporous Elastomeric Dielectric Layer

Kwon, D., Lee, T., Shim, J., Ryu, S., Kim, M. S., Kim, S., Kim, T., & Park, I. (2016) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.6b04225 · Cited by 520

Machine-knitted washable sensor array textile for precise epidermal physiological signal monitoring

Fan, W., He, Q., Meng, K., Tan, X., Zhou, Z., Zhang, G., Yang, J., & Wang, Z. L. (2020) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.aay2840 · Cited by 516

Flexible Transparent Iontronic Film for Interfacial Capacitive Pressure Sensing

Nie, B., Li, R., Cao, J., Brandt, J. D., & Pan, T. (2015) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.201502556 · Cited by 471

Rational Design of Capacitive Pressure Sensors Based on Pyramidal Microstructures for Specialized Monitoring of Biosignals

Ruth, S. R. A., Beker, L., Tran, H., Feig, V. R., Matsuhisa, N., & Bao, Z. (2019) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.201903100 · Cited by 462

Flexible Capacitive Pressure Sensor Enhanced by Tilted Micropillar Arrays

Luo, Y., Shao, J., Chen, S., Chen, X., Tian, H., Li, X., Wang, L., Wang, D., & Lu, B. (2019) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.9b03718 · Cited by 461

Flexible, Tunable, and Ultrasensitive Capacitive Pressure Sensor with Microconformal Graphene Electrodes

Yang, J., Luo, S. J., Zhou, X., Li, J., Fu, J., Yang, W., & Wei, D. (2019) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.9b02049 · Cited by 436

A Highly Sensitive Flexible Capacitive Tactile Sensor with Sparse and High‐Aspect‐Ratio Microstructures

Wan, Y., Qiu, Z., Hong, Y., Wang, Y., Zhang, J., Liu, Q., Wu, Z., & Guo, C. F. (2018) · Advanced Electronic Materials · doi:10.1002/aelm.201700586 · Cited by 406

Iontronic pressure sensor with high sensitivity over ultra-broad linear range enabled by laser-induced gradient micro-pyramids

Yang, R., Dutta, A., Li, B., Tiwari, N., Zhang, W., Niu, Z., Gao, Y., Erdely, D., Xin, X., Li, T., et al. (2023) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38274-2 · Cited by 400

A stretchable and strain-unperturbed pressure sensor for motion interference–free tactile monitoring on skins

Su, Q., Zou, Q., Li, Y., Chen, Y., Teng, S.-Y., Kelleher, J. T., Nith, R., Cheng, P., Li, N., Liu, W., et al. (2021) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.abi4563 · Cited by 399

Learning human–environment interactions using conformal tactile textiles

Luo, Y., Li, Y., Sharma, P., Shou, W., Wu, K., Foshey, M., Li, B., Palacios, T., Torralba, A., & Matusik, W. (2021) · Nature Electronics · doi:10.1038/s41928-021-00558-0 · Cited by 395

Fabrication of hierarchically porous structured PDMS composites and their application as a flexible capacitive pressure sensor

Hwang, J., Kim, Y., Yang, H., & Oh, J. H. (2021) · Composites Part B Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2021.108607 · Cited by 393

First Decade of Interfacial Iontronic Sensing: From Droplet Sensors to Artificial Skins

Chang, Y., Wang, L., Li, R., Zhang, Z., Wang, Q., Yang, J., Guo, C. F., & Pan, T. (2020) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.202003464 · Cited by 392

Micropatterned Pyramidal Ionic Gels for Sensing Broad-Range Pressures with High Sensitivity

Cho, S. H., Lee, S. W., Yu, S., Kim, H., Chang, S.-H., Kang, D., Hwang, I., Kang, H. S., Jeong, B., Kim, E. H., et al. (2017) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.7b00398 · Cited by 372

Highly Sensitive Pressure Sensor Based on Bioinspired Porous Structure for Real‐Time Tactile Sensing

Kang, S., Lee, J., Lee, S.-G., Kim, S., Kim, J., Algadi, H., Al-Sayari, S. A., Kim, D., Kim, D., & Lee, T. (2016) · Advanced Electronic Materials · doi:10.1002/aelm.201600356 · Cited by 365

Highly Sensitive Capacitive Pressure Sensors over a Wide Pressure Range Enabled by the Hybrid Responses of a Highly Porous Nanocomposite

Ha, K., Zhang, W., Jang, H., Kang, S.-M., Wang, L., Tan, P., Hwang, H., & Lu, N. (2021) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.202103320 · Cited by 360

Graded Interlocks for Iontronic Pressure Sensors with High Sensitivity and High Linearity over a Broad Range

Bai, N., Wang, L., Xue, Y., Wang, Y., Hou, X., Li, G., Zhang, Y., Cai, M., Zhao, L., Guan, F., et al. (2022) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.1c10535 · Cited by 357

Skin-Inspired Hierarchical Polymer Architectures with Gradient Stiffness for Spacer-Free, Ultrathin, and Highly Sensitive Triboelectric Sensors

Ha, M., Lim, S., Cho, S., Lee, Y., Na, S., Baig, C., & Ko, H. (2018) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.8b01557 · Cited by 316

High‐Performance Flexible Pressure Sensor with a Self‐Healing Function for Tactile Feedback

Yang, M., Cheng, Y., Yue, Y., Chen, Y., Gao, H., Li, L., Cai, B., Liu, W., Wang, Z., Guo, H., et al. (2022) · Advanced Science · doi:10.1002/advs.202200507 · Cited by 293

Soft Capacitive Pressure Sensors: Trends, Challenges, and Perspectives

Ha, K., Huh, H., Li, Z., & Lu, N. (2022) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.2c00308 · Cited by 279

Iontronic pressure sensor with high sensitivity and linear response over a wide pressure range based on soft micropillared electrodes

Lü, P., Wang, L., Zhu, P., Huang, J., Wang, Y., Bai, N., Wang, Y., Li, G., Yang, J., Xie, K., et al. (2021) · 中国科学通报：英文版 · doi:10.1016/j.scib.2021.02.019 · Cited by 273

Decoding lip language using triboelectric sensors with deep learning

Lu, Y., Tian, H., Cheng, J., Zhu, F., Liu, B., Wei, S., Ji, L., & Wang, Z. L. (2022) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-022-29083-0 · Cited by 262

Graphene oxide as high-performance dielectric materials for capacitive pressure sensors

Wan, S., Bi, H., Zhou, Y., Xie, X. L., Su, S., Yin, K., & Sun, L. (2016) · Carbon · doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2016.12.023 · Cited by 252

Ultrasensitive Interfacial Capacitive Pressure Sensor Based on a Randomly Distributed Microstructured Iontronic Film for Wearable Applications

Chhetry, A., Kim, J., Yoon, H., & Park, J. Y. (2018) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.8b17765 · Cited by 252

Bionic MXene based hybrid film design for an ultrasensitive piezoresistive pressure sensor

Yan, J., Ma, Y., Jia, G., Zhao, S., Yue, Y., Cheng, F., Zhang, C., Cao, M., Xiong, Y., Shen, P., et al. (2021) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2021.133458 · Cited by 241

Ultrasensitive Linear Capacitive Pressure Sensor with Wrinkled Microstructures for Tactile Perception

Lv, C., Tian, C., Jiang, J., Dang, Y., Liu, Y., Duan, X., Li, Q., Chen, X., & Xie, M. (2023) · Advanced Science · doi:10.1002/advs.202206807 · Cited by 240

Versatile self-assembled electrospun micropyramid arrays for high-performance on-skin devices with minimal sensory interference

Zhang, J.-H., Li, Z., Xu, J., Li, J., Yan, K., Cheng, W., Xin, M., Zhu, T., Du, J., Chen, S., et al. (2022) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33454-y · Cited by 239

Tailoring force sensitivity and selectivity by microstructure engineering of multidirectional electronic skins

Park, J., Kim, J., Hong, J., Lee, H., Lee, Y., Cho, S., Kim, S., Kim, J. J., Kim, S. Y., & Ko, H. (2018) · NPG Asia Materials · doi:10.1038/s41427-018-0031-8 · Cited by 236

Bio‐Inspired Hybrid Dielectric for Capacitive and Triboelectric Tactile Sensors with High Sensitivity and Ultrawide Linearity Range

Ji, B., Zhou, Q., Hu, B., Zhong, J., Zhou, J., & Zhou, B. (2021) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.202100859 · Cited by 235

Sensitive pressure sensors based on conductive microstructured air-gap gates and two-dimensional semiconductor transistors

Huang, Y.-C., Liu, Y., Ma, C., Cheng, H.-C., He, Q., Wu, H., Wang, C., Lin, C.-Y., Huang, Y., & Duan, X. (2020) · Nature Electronics · doi:10.1038/s41928-019-0356-5 · Cited by 233

Ultrasoft Liquid Metal Elastomer Foams with Positive and Negative Piezopermittivity for Tactile Sensing

Yang, J., Tang, D., Ao, J., Ghosh, T. K., Neumann, T. V., Zhang, D., Piskarev, Y., Yu, T., Truong, V. K., Xie, K., et al. (2020) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202002611 · Cited by 233

Large Area One-Step Facile Processing of Microstructured Elastomeric Dielectric Film for High Sensitivity and Durable Sensing over Wide Pressure Range

Chen, S., Zhuo, B., & Guo, X. (2016) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.6b05177 · Cited by 232

Highly Transparent and Flexible Iontronic Pressure Sensors Based on an Opaque to Transparent Transition

Liu, Q., Liu, Z., Li, C., Xie, K., Zhu, P., Shao, B., Zhang, J., Yang, J., Zhang, J., Wang, Q., et al. (2020) · Advanced Science · doi:10.1002/advs.202000348 · Cited by 222

High-Porosity Foam-Based Iontronic Pressure Sensor with Superhigh Sensitivity of 9280 kPa−1

Liu, Q., Liu, Y., Shi, J., Liu, Z., Wang, Q., & Guo, C. F. (2021) · Nano-Micro Letters · doi:10.1007/s40820-021-00770-9 · Cited by 220

Anodized Aluminum Oxide-Assisted Low-Cost Flexible Capacitive Pressure Sensors Based on Double-Sided Nanopillars by a Facile Fabrication Method

Guo, Y., Gao, S., Yue, W., Zhang, C., & Li, Y. (2019) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.9b17966 · Cited by 218

Droplet-based interfacial capacitive sensing

Nie, B., Xing, S., Brandt, J. D., & Pan, T. (2012) · Lab on a Chip · doi:10.1039/c2lc21168h · Cited by 216

Tunable, Ultrasensitive, and Flexible Pressure Sensors Based on Wrinkled Microstructures for Electronic Skins

Zeng, X., Wang, Z., Zhang, H., Yang, W., Li, X., Zhao, Z., Peng, L., & Hu, Y. (2019) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.9b02518 · Cited by 214

Gradient Architecture‐Enabled Capacitive Tactile Sensor with High Sensitivity and Ultrabroad Linearity Range

Ji, B., Zhou, Q., Lei, M., Ding, S., Song, Q., Gao, Y., Li, S., Xu, Y., Zhou, Y., & Zhou, B. (2021) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.202103312 · Cited by 207

Monitoring the Degree of Comfort of Shoes In-Motion Using Triboelectric Pressure Sensors with an Ultrawide Detection Range

Yang, P., Shi, Y., Li, S., Tao, X., Liu, Z., Wang, X., Wang, Z. L., & Chen, X. (2022) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.1c11321 · Cited by 197

A bio-inspired cilia array as the dielectric layer for flexible capacitive pressure sensors with high sensitivity and a broad detection range

Zhou, Q., Ji, B., Wei, Y., Hu, B., Gao, Y., Xu, Q., Zhou, J., & Zhou, B. (2019) · Journal of Materials Chemistry A · doi:10.1039/c9ta10489e · Cited by 194

Highly Sensitive Capacitive Pressure Sensor Based on a Micropyramid Array for Health and Motion Monitoring

Zhang, Z., Gui, X., Hu, Q., Yang, L., Yang, R., Huang, B., Yang, B., & Tang, Z. (2021) · Advanced Electronic Materials · doi:10.1002/aelm.202100174 · Cited by 183

Lightweight, Superelastic Boron Nitride/Polydimethylsiloxane Foam as Air Dielectric Substitute for Multifunctional Capacitive Sensor Applications

Tay, R. Y., Li, H., Lin, J., Wang, H., Lim, J. S. K., Chen, S., Leong, W. L., Tsang, S. H., & Teo, E. H. T. (2020) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.201909604 · Cited by 177

Self‐Powered Bio‐Inspired Spider‐Net‐Coding Interface Using Single‐Electrode Triboelectric Nanogenerator

Shi, Q., & Lee, C. (2019) · Advanced Science · doi:10.1002/advs.201900617 · Cited by 174

High-Resolution and High-Sensitivity Flexible Capacitive Pressure Sensors Enhanced by a Transferable Electrode Array and a Micropillar–PVDF Film

Luo, Z., Chen, J., Zhu, Z., Li, L., Su, Y., Tang, W., Omisore, O. M., Wang, L., & Li, H. (2021) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.0c23042 · Cited by 173

Hydrogenation-Induced Surface Polarity Recognition and Proton Memory Behavior at Protic-Ionic-Liquid/Oxide Electric-Double-Layer Interfaces

Yuan, H., Shimotani, H., Tsukazaki, A., Ohtomo, A., Kawasaki, M., & Iwasa, Y. (2010) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/ja909110s · Cited by 171

A Highly Sensitive, Reliable, and High‐Temperature‐Resistant Flexible Pressure Sensor Based on Ceramic Nanofibers

Fu, M., Zhang, J., Jin, Y., Zhao, Y., Huang, S., & Guo, C. F. (2020) · Advanced Science · doi:10.1002/advs.202000258 · Cited by 167

A new strategy for the fabrication of a flexible and highly sensitive capacitive pressure sensor

Qin, R., Hu, M., Li, X., Liang, T., Tan, H., Liu, J., & Shan, G. (2021) · Microsystems & Nanoengineering · doi:10.1038/s41378-021-00327-1 · Cited by 167

Wireless flexible capacitive sensor based on ultra-flexible epoxy resin for strain measurement of automobile tires

Matsuzaki, R., & TODOROKI, A. (2007) · Sensors and Actuators A Physical · doi:10.1016/j.sna.2007.06.014 · Cited by 161

A flexible pressure sensor with highly customizable sensitivity and linearity via positive design of microhierarchical structures with a hyperelastic model

Xu, Z., Wu, D., Chen, Z., Wang, Z., Cao, C., Shao, X., Zhou, G., Zhang, S., Wang, L., & Sun, D. (2023) · Microsystems & Nanoengineering · doi:10.1038/s41378-022-00477-w · Cited by 156

Highly Sensitive Capacitive Flexible Pressure Sensor Based on a High-Permittivity MXene Nanocomposite and 3D Network Electrode for Wearable Electronics

Zhang, L., Zhang, S., Wang, C., Zhou, Q., Zhang, H., & Pan, G. (2021) · ACS Sensors · doi:10.1021/acssensors.1c00484 · Cited by 154

Biomimetic-inspired micro-nano hierarchical structures for capacitive pressure sensor applications

Mahata, C., Algadi, H., Lee, J., Kim, S., & Lee, T. (2019) · Measurement · doi:10.1016/j.measurement.2019.107095 · Cited by 152

Capacitive Pressure Sensor with Wide-Range, Bendable, and High Sensitivity Based on the Bionic Komochi Konbu Structure and Cu/Ni Nanofiber Network

Wang, J., Suzuki, R., Shao, M. Y., Gillot, F., & Shiratori, S. S. (2019) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.9b00941 · Cited by 142

3D Dielectric Layer Enabled Highly Sensitive Capacitive Pressure Sensors for Wearable Electronics

Zhao, S., Ran, W., Wang, D., Yin, R., Yan, Y., Jiang, K., Lou, Z., & Shen, G. (2020) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.0c09893 · Cited by 142

Beyond Skin Pressure Sensing: 3D Printed Laminated Graphene Pressure Sensing Material Combines Extremely Low Detection Limits with Wide Detection Range

Cao, K., Wu, M., Bai, J., Wen, Z., Zhang, J., Wang, T., Peng, M., Liu, T., Jia, Z., Liang, Z., et al. (2022) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202202360 · Cited by 142

A three-component model of the electrical double layer

Tang, Z., Scriven, L. E., & DAVIS, H. T. (1992) · The Journal of Chemical Physics · doi:10.1063/1.463595 · Cited by 138

A wearable piezocapacitive pressure sensor with a single layer of silver nanowire-based elastomeric composite electrodes

You, B. S., Han, C. J., Kim, Y., Ju, B., & Kim, J. (2016) · Journal of Materials Chemistry A · doi:10.1039/c6ta02449a · Cited by 138

Piezocapacitive Flexible E‐Skin Pressure Sensors Having Magnetically Grown Microstructures

Asghar, W., Li, F., Zhou, Y., Wu, Y., Yu, Z., Li, S., Tang, D., Han, X., Shang, J., Liu, Y., et al. (2020) · Advanced Materials Technologies · doi:10.1002/admt.201900934 · Cited by 133

Micro‐Nano Processing of Active Layers in Flexible Tactile Sensors via Template Methods: A Review

Niu, H., Zhang, H., Yue, W., Gao, S., Kan, H., Zhang, C., Zhang, C., Pang, J., Lou, Z., Wang, L., et al. (2021) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.202100804 · Cited by 133

Bioinspired, Microstructured Silk Fibroin Adhesives for Flexible Skin Sensors

Liu, X., Liu, J., Wang, J., Wang, T., Jiang, Y., Hu, J., Liu, Z., Chen, X., & Yu, J. (2020) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.9b21197 · Cited by 130

Multilayer Double-Sided Microstructured Flexible Iontronic Pressure Sensor with a Record-wide Linear Working Range

Xiao, Y., Duan, Y., Li, N., Wu, L., Meng, B., Tan, F., Lou, Y., Wang, H., Zhang, W., & Peng, Z. (2021) · ACS Sensors · doi:10.1021/acssensors.0c02547 · Cited by 130

A porous and air gap elastomeric dielectric layer for wearable capacitive pressure sensor with high sensitivity and a wide detection range

Li, W., Jin, X., Zheng, Y., Chang, X., Wang, W., Lin, T., Zheng, F., Onyilagha, O., & Zhu, Z. (2020) · Journal of Materials Chemistry C · doi:10.1039/d0tc00443j · Cited by 127

Capacitive–piezoresistive hybrid flexible pressure sensor based on conductive micropillar arrays with high sensitivity over a wide dynamic range

Shen, Z., Yang, C., Yao, C., Liu, Z., Huang, X., Liu, Z., Mo, J., Xu, H., He, G., Tao, J., et al. (2022) · Materials Horizons · doi:10.1039/d2mh00892k · Cited by 127

All-Nanofibrous Ionic Capacitive Pressure Sensor for Wearable Applications

Lin, X., Xue, H., Li, F., Mei, H., Zhao, H., & Zhang, T. (2022) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.2c01806 · Cited by 124

Flexible Fringe Effect Capacitive Sensors with Simultaneous High‐Performance Contact and Non‐Contact Sensing Capabilities

Ruth, S. R. A., Feig, V. R., Kim, M., Khan, Y., Phong, J. K., & Bao, Z. (2020) · Small Structures · doi:10.1002/sstr.202000079 · Cited by 121

Development of a Highly Sensitive, Broad-Range Hierarchically Structured Reduced Graphene Oxide/PolyHIPE Foam for Pressure Sensing

Yang, L., Liu, Y., Filipe, C. D. M., Ljubić, D., Luo, Y., Zhu, H., Yan, J., & Zhu, S. (2019) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.8b17020 · Cited by 117

A silicon carbide capacitive pressure sensor for in-cylinder pressure measurement

Chen, L., & Mehregany, M. (2007) · Sensors and Actuators A Physical · doi:10.1016/j.sna.2007.09.015 · Cited by 112

Highly Stretchable and Sensitive Pressure Sensor Array Based on Icicle-Shaped Liquid Metal Film Electrodes

Zhang, Y., Liu, S., Miao, Y., Yang, H., Chen, X., Xiao, X., Jiang, Z., Chen, X., Nie, B., & Liu, J. (2020) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.0c04939 · Cited by 110

A Highly Sensitive and Flexible Capacitive Pressure Sensor Based on a Porous Three-Dimensional PDMS/Microsphere Composite

Jung, Y. J., Lee, W., Jung, K., Park, B., Park, J., Ko, J. S., & Cho, H. (2020) · Polymers · doi:10.3390/polym12061412 · Cited by 110

Tilted magnetic micropillars enabled dual-mode sensor for tactile/touchless perceptions

Zhou, Q., Ji, B., Hu, B., Li, S., Xu, Y., Gao, Y., Wen, W., Zhou, J., & Zhou, B. (2020) · Nano Energy · doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.105382 · Cited by 108

Tissue‐Adhesive Piezoelectric Soft Sensor for In Vivo Blood Pressure Monitoring During Surgical Operation

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