Neuromorphic iontronic devices based on soft ionic conductors

Li Wang, Yide Jiao, Hongjie Zhang, Yaqing Liu, Yujia Zhang, Peiyi Wu and Kai Xiao

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2026, 55, 299
DOI: 10.1039/D5CS00580A

Photocuring 3D printable flexible strain sensor enhanced by in situ grown silk fibroin nanoparticles

Junjie Zhu, Huawei Gao, Zhifan Zheng, Yunzhong Cao, Tengyue Wang, Ranjith Kumar Kankala, Lixin Wu, Ai-Zheng Chen, Shi-Bin Wang and Yuewei Li

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 497, 154762
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.154762

From Molecules to Machines: A Multiscale Roadmap to Intelligent, Multifunctional Soft Robotics

Yang Li, Sanjay Schreiber, Haochen Yang, Muchun Liu, Joshua M. Little, Wanqing Cao, Yaguang Luo, Yinyin Bao, Chih-Jen Shih, Hedan Bai and Po-Yen Chen

Chem. Rev., 2025, 125, 8123
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00972

Elastomeric polymer network electrolyte: Synthesis, properties, and applications

Jinseok Park, Heewoon Shin, Wonho Lee, Sheng Li, Hyeong Jun Kim and Bumjoon J. Kim

Progress in Polymer Science, 2025, 163, 101944
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2025.101944

Solvent-Free MXene/Poly(ionic liquid) Composite Elastomers with Simultaneously Improved Mechanical and Electrical Properties for Sensing and Photothermal Applications

Yu Li, Hao Zhang, Jian Chang, Miao Zhang, Man Qi, Özlem Uguz Neli, Haoming Pang, Jiayin Yuan and Jianbo Yin

Nano Lett., 2025, 25, 9976
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c01601

Regulation of Mechanical Properties of Conductive Polymer Composites

Ling Zhu, Shuai Chen, Meng Zhou, Si-Ying An, Li-Shan Liang, You-Liang Shen and Ze-Xu Xue

Chin J Polym Sci, 2024, 42, 1855
DOI: 10.1007/s10118-024-3203-8

Preparation and Application of Cartilage Structure‐Inspired High Robust Solid‐State Ionic Conductive Elastomer in Pressure Sensor Arrays

Zequan Li, Xiwei Xu, Jiamin Liu, Fangyan Ou, Changsheng Wang, Fuqi Wang, Jingjing Tang, Ziming Fu, Wenyu Pan, Ting Xie, Qihua Liang, Wei Gao and Shuangliang Zhao

Adv Funct Materials, 2026, 36
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202520267

Synthesis and Characterization of A Flame‐Resistant Ion‐Conducting Elastomer With Cooperative Hydrogen Bonding and Electrostatic Interaction

Sen Li, Hao Chen, Chen Zhao, Jinlin He and Lijing Zhang

J of Applied Polymer Sci, 2025, 142
DOI: 10.1002/app.57638

Zwitterionic liquid crystal elastomer with unusual dependence of ionic conductivity on strain and temperature for smart wearable fabric

Yongpeng Wu, Fang Wei, Tingxi Li, Mingjie Li, Danfeng Pei and Chaoxu Li

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 489, 151455
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.151455

Highly Stretchable, Low Hysteresis, and Transparent Ionogels as Conductors for Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

Limei Zhang, Hong Li, Zhiquan Li, Weimin Pan, Yi Men, Niankun Zhang, Jing Xu and Xuewei Liu

Gels, 2025, 11, 369
DOI: 10.3390/gels11050369

Dual-Mode Sensing Elastomer Arrays: Integrating Temperature Visualization and Digitization in Liquid-Free Ionic Networks

Mengna Xu, Yanan Chen, Yujie Li, Shiqiang Song, Chun Wang and Weizhen Li

ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2025, 7, 13637
DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.5c02437

Silk fibroin-reinforced stretchable, hyperelastic light-cured 3D printed elastomers for flexible sensors

Yuhan Huang, Huan Liu, Junyao Wang, Taipeng Wang, YuYang Huang, Yaqun Li, Guangze Gao, Yunshan Yang and Yuchen Xie

Analytica Chimica Acta, 2026, 1399, 345287
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2026.345287

Damping Supramolecular Elastomer for Steady Hypothermic Sensing

Song Ma, Haofei Qie, Xin Yang, Xipeng Yang, Qianqian Zhang, Pengrui Liu, Shengjie Wang, Panyi Chen, Ningyan Li, Liwei Ma and Shaoyu Lü

Adv Funct Materials, 2025, 35
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202424996

Ionic Conductive Elastomers with Enhanced Mechanical Properties and Applications in Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Ziyue Huang, Ceng Li, Yaxin Zhang, Tianqi Pang, Zixun Sun, Xinying Li, Penghao Hu, Min Gong, Xiang Lin, Dongrui Wang and Liang Zhang

ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2025, 7, 7294
DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.5c00868

Polymerizable Deep Eutectic Solvent-derived Ionic Conductive Elastomers for Strain and Temperature Sensing

Chen-Lin Pan, Zheng-Yang Qian, Hao Chen, Jin-Lin He and Pei-Hong Ni

Chin J Polym Sci, 2025, 43, 2373
DOI: 10.1007/s10118-025-3435-2

Highly elastic, fatigue-resistant and highly conductive poly(lipoic acid)-based liquid-free ionic conductive elastomers for wearable sensors

Bozhen Wu, Weikun Xu, Fangjun Zhu, Tairong Kuang, Yanpei Fei and Feng Chen

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 518, 164808
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.164808

Nanoparticle-assisted DES-catalyzed green and efficient synthesis of versatile hydrogels for degradable wearable sensors

Jun Hu, Jing Xu, Yuting Tian, Fangjian Shan, Jiangli Wei, Zixun Chen, Xiaoying Xin, Gaojian Chen and Guodong Fu

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 518, 164636
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.164636

Deep Eutectic-Based All-Solid-State Conductive Elastomers: Achieving Antibacterial, Conductive, and Transparent Properties

Yue Han, Kai Zhao, Ying Jia, Ren’ai Li, Guangxue Chen and Minghui He

Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2024, 63, 10234
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.4c00835

Composite polymer electrolytes based on poly(ether-ester) and Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 enabling high-performance all-solid-state flexible lithium metal batteries

Yang Chen, Jianda Niu, Siheng Zhang, Zhixian Dong, Jinbao Xu and Caihong Lei

Journal of Power Sources, 2024, 624, 235569
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2024.235569

Supramolecular elastomer adhesive with rapid self-healing underwater adhesion for biosensing and sutureless wound closure

Zhenlong Li, Zikun Chen, Shengfei Huang, Huiru Xu, Yutong Yang, Xianglong Duan, Baolin Guo and Jie Zhang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 521, 166590
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.166590

Lignin-empowered self-healing biomass ionogels for multi-modal flexible sensing

Wenlian Qiu, Jia Xin Jiang, Dong Yu Zhu, Xiao Tong Chen, Bi Rao Huang, Wu Xuan Cen, Kai Yuan Li and Xueqing Qiu

Bioresource Technology, 2026, 445, 134062
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2026.134062

Lithium bond-mediated multiple synergy enabling mechanical robustness, self-healing and ultrasensitive ion-conductive elastomers for flexible sensor

Lingli Kong, Tianwen Luo, Rufeng He, Dan Huang, Bai Huang, Lihua Fu, Baofeng Lin and Chuanhui Xu

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 522, 167549
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.167549

Entropic elastic ionoelastomer with sea-island structure for ultra-high-frequency sensing

Kai Zheng, Ce Bian and Hetao Chu

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026, 529, 172805
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.172805

Microporous Materials in Polymer Electrolytes: The Merit of Order

Ming Xu, Danyang Li, Yuhe Feng, Yu Yuan, Yutong Wu, Hongyang Zhao, R. Vasant Kumar, Guodong Feng and Kai Xi

Advanced Materials, 2024, 36
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202405079

High‐Performance Solid‐State Ionic Conductive Elastomers via Hard‐Phase Enrichment Strategy: Synergistic Enhancement of Mechanical Properties and Ionic Conductivity with Sustainable LiTFSI Recycling

Zequan Li, Fuqi Wang, Jingjing Tang, Fangyan Ou, Wenyu Pan, Fangmin Zeng, Chuang Ning, Qihua Liang, Wei Gao and Shuangliang Zhao

Adv Funct Materials, 2025, 35
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202503416