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Smart fabrics with liquid metal reinforced PU/CNT/MXene multilayer structures for constructing multifunctional sensors and wearable electronics

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Effect of flake silver-plated copper particles on the property enhancement of electrically conductive adhesives

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Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023, 25, 10022
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Predicting the band gap of kinked Mo6S6 nanowires based on band folding theory

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Applied Surface Science, 2024, 671, 160731
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Large-scale production of highly responsive, stretchable, and conductive wrapped yarns for wearable strain sensors

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e-Polymers, 2024, 24
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Electroless Deposition of Cu Using Dopamine as Flexible Conductive Materials

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Nanomaterials for smart wearable fibers and textiles: A critical review

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Harsh environment-tolerant and robust PTFE@ZIF-8 fibrous membrane for efficient photocatalytic organic pollutants degradation and oil/water separation

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Separation and Purification Technology, 2023, 306, 122586
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Core–Sheath Heterogeneous Interlocked Conductive Fiber Enables Smart Textile for Personalized Healthcare and Thermal Management

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Flexible, transparent and conductive wearable electronic skin based on 2D titanium carbide (MXene) ink

Jinlei Miao, Mingwei Tian, Lijun Qu and Xueji Zhang

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Unperceivable Designs of Wearable Electronics

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Ionic hydrogels-based triboelectric nanogenerators for self-powered human–machine interfaces

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J. Phys. Mater., 2024, 7, 012001
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Scalable wet-spun stretchable conductive fibers with SWCNT-enhanced mechanical and electrical properties for multifunctional wearables

Xu Zhao, Zirong Luo, Tuanzhang Li, Wenfa Mao, Fangting Mo, Yanqiu Shao, Shuang Li, Jizhen Zhang, Na Kong, Jihua Li and Jinlong Tao

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026, 527, 171622
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Preparation and performance of broad-temperature self-healing luminescent perovskite/polyurethane nanofibers

Nan Liu, Lixin Song, Xin Yin, Pingfan Du and Jie Xiong

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Flexible wearable energy storage devices: Materials, structures, and applications

Qi Zhang, Xuan‐Wen Gao, Xiao Liu, Jian‐Jia Mu, Qinfen Gu, Zhaomeng Liu and Wen‐Bin Luo

Battery Energy, 2024, 3
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Core–Sheath Heterogenous Interlocked Stretchable Conductive Fiber Induced by Adhesive MXene Modulated Interfacial Soldering

Zhichao Hou, Yifan He, Lijun Qu, Xueji Zhang, Tingting Fan and Jinlei Miao

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Highly Stretchable, Knittable, Wearable Fiberform Hydrovoltaic Generators Driven by Water Transpiration for Portable Self‐Power Supply and Self‐Powered Strain Sensor

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Fabric resistive and capacitive sensors using wet-spinning wire of conductive silicone rubber

Yu Xing, Zhidong Xia, Wei Zhou, Peng Fu, Chen Zhao and Jia Luo

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Fiber-Shaped Soft Actuators: Fabrication, Actuation Mechanism and Application

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Robust Fiber Strain Sensor by Designing Coaxial Coiling Structure with Mutual Inductance Effect

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Hierarchically interlocked helical conductive yarn enables ultra-stretchable electronics and smart fabrics

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Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 462, 142279
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Stretchable conductive Fibers: A quantitative and strategic review from materials to applications

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Highly Stretchable and Durable Thermoplastic Poly(ether–ester) Fibrous Membrane for Constructing a Deep Learning-Assisted Knee Deformity Diagnosis System

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Adv. Fiber Mater., 2026
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Eco-friendly organic nanomaterials for multifunctional textiles: sources, applications, recent advances and future prospects towards sustainability

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Application progress and challenges of 1D fiber electrodes in wearable devices

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3D Printed Electrode Structures and Materials for Rechargeable Batteries

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Progress in electrode modification of fibrous supercapacitors

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Hollow coaxial graphene/polyaniline hybrid fibers for high performance cable-type iodine ion batteries

Junchen Chen, Xin Song, Ruiwei Jiang, Fengrui Yang, Yi Li, Li Liao, Yin Shen, Bingshu Guo, Bo Yu, Zhiyuan Ma, Mingshan Wang, Xing Li and Xiaoyan Zhang

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Smart Fibers and Textiles for Personal Thermal Management in Emerging Wearable Applications

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Adv Materials Technologies, 2023, 8
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Robust performance for composites using silicone rubber with different prospects for wearable electronics

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Polymers for Advanced Techs, 2024, 35
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Highly conductive and elastic multi-responsive phase change smart fiber and textile

Yifan He, Qingjun Liu, Mingwei Tian, Xueji Zhang, Lijun Qu, Tingting Fan and Jinlei Miao

Composites Communications, 2023, 44, 101772
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Smart Green Cotton Textiles with Hierarchically Responsive Conductive Network for Personal Healthcare and Thermal Management

Yifan He, Shanshan Guo, Xingwei Zuo, Mingwei Tian, Xueji Zhang, Lijun Qu and Jinlei Miao

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2024, 16, 59358
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Graphene fiber-based flexible metal ion batteries: Preparation strategies, electrochemical performance and recent advances

Xupu Jiang, Ting Ding, Jiaxin Quan, Rui Wang, Wanfei Li, Min Li, Chuntao Lan, Wujun Ma and Meifang Zhu

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025, 1031, 181000
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Shape-adaptable and wearable strain sensor based on braided auxetic yarns for monitoring large human motions

Zhaofa Zhang, Shuai Liu, Mengmeng Wu and Sai Liu

Applied Materials Today, 2023, 35, 101996
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