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Actuation and Sensing Performances of Ionic Artificial Muscles Based on CNT‐Mediated Carboxylated Bacterial Cellulose Nanofibers

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Cellulose-Based Conductive Hydrogels for Emerging Intelligent Sensors

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All-in-One Leather-Based Flexible Capacitive Pressure Sensor for Human Monitoring and Wearable Comfort

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Recent progress of hydrogel-based bioelectronics for mechanophysiological signal sensing

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Wearable pressure sensors based on antibacterial and porous chitosan hydrogels for full-range human motion detection

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Customized flexible iontronic pressure sensors: Multilevel microstructures by 3D-Printing for enhanced sensitivity and broad pressure range

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Recent progress on flexible tactile sensors: From microstructural design to intelligent sensing applications

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Bio-inspired and biomimetic composites based on biodegradable polymers for sensing applications with emphasis on early diagnosis of cancer

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Applied research and recent advances in the development of flexible sensing hydrogels from cellulose: A review

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Reviews on Flexible Force Sensors Based on Fiber Assemblies with Mass Production Efficiency

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Strong, tough, and freeze-tolerant all-natural cellulose-based ionic conductor enabled by multiscale cellulose networks

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A wearable conductive hydrogel with triple network reinforcement inspired by bio-fibrous scaffolds for real-time quantitatively sensing compression force exerted on fruit surface

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Design strategies for environmentally friendly polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel sensors: Research progress and Perspectives

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Exploration of hydroxyethyl cellulose-templated PEDOT:PSS for the development of high-performance conductive dual-network hydrogel strain sensor

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Progress in Protein-Based Hydrogels for Flexible Sensors: Insights from Casein

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Dual‐Dielectric‐Layer‐Based Iontronic Pressure Sensor Coupling Ultrahigh Sensitivity and Wide‐Range Detection for Temperature/Pressure Dual‐Mode Sensing

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Sustainable sensor technologies: intrinsically conductive polymer-biowaste cellulose nanocomposites

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Development of Cellulose‐Based Hydrogels: Optimization of Cross‐Linking for Metal Ion Removal

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Electronic skin based on natural biodegradable polymers for human motion monitoring

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Ultra‐high stretchability and wide temperature range adhesion hydrogels for flexible sensor

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Adhesive, Biocompatible, Antibacterial, and Degradable Collagen-Based Conductive Hydrogel as Strain Sensor for Human Motion Monitoring

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Mechanics of single-network hydrogels with network imperfection

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Stimulus-responsive cellulose hydrogels in biomedical applications and challenges

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Coral‐Inspired Double Cellulose Crosslinked Aerogel Triboelectric Sensors with Wide Pressure Monitoring Range for Multi‐Scenario Applications

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A robust, biodegradable and recyclable all-cellulose ionogel from low-value wood

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Percolation-Tunneling Synergistic Coupling: A Composite Design Strategy for High-Sensitivity Wide-Range Flexible Pressure Sensors

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An anti-freezing and anti-drying nanocellulose hydrogel for human motion detection

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Frost-Resistant Ionic Conductive Hydrogels toward Sensor Application

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ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2025, 7, 3174
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Bioinspired electrically conductive hydrogels: Rational engineering for next-generation flexible mechanosensors

Bohui Zheng, Hongwei Zhou, Guoxu Zhao, Kexuan Wang, Ping Wu, Hanbin Liu, Peng Wang, Yao Yao and Feng Xu

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All-natural biomass-based multifunctional conductive hydrogel for an all-in-one wearable strain sensor

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Next-gen cellulose therapeutics: fusing in vivo/in vitro data for precision healthcare

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Congelation- and dehydration-tolerant, mechanically robust hydrogel electrolyte for durable iontronic sensors operating in open air and freezing temperatures over wide strain and pressure ranges

Ziwen Fan, Donghwan Ji and Jaeyun Kim

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Recent progress in fabrications, properties and applications of multifunctional conductive hydrogels

Jie Liu, Wenbin Wang, Hui Li, Peixian Huo, Pengpeng Teng, Hongyao Ding and Xiaodong Shen

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Nanoscale control of morphologies enables robust and elastic ionogel for sensitive and high-resolution pressure sensing over wide linear range

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Self‐Powered Flexible Electronics: Biomass Hydrogels for Integrated Sensing and Energy Harvesting

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