Flexible and Robust Pressure Sensor Based on MXene-Incorporated Polyamide 6 Membrane for E-Skin Applications
Flexible piezoresistive pressure sensors are crucial for next-generation wearable electronics, yet achieving simultaneous high sensitivity, durability, and mechanical robustness remains a challenge. Herein, we report a high-performance piezoresistive sensor fabricated through the integration of two-dimensional MXene nanosheets with a hierarchically structured modified polyamide 6 nanofiber net (D-PA6 NFN) using scalable vacuum filtration. Benefiting from the synergistic combination of MXene's excellent electrical properties, web-like architecture, the composite nanofiber tensile strength (52 MPa), and flexibility (40%), the resulting sensor exhibited good sensitivity (0.189 kPa<sup>-1</sup>), a rapid response/recovery time (14/13 ms), and an ultralow detection limit (4.2 Pa). Moreover, the device maintained stability over 12,000 compression cycles. The sensor precisely captured both subtle physiological signals (pulse waveforms) and large-scale dynamic motions (joint flexion). This work establishes a scalable strategy for engineering durable, high-sensitivity electronic skins, with immediate applications in advanced human-machine interfaces and real-time physiological monitoring.
Authors
- Chenglong Mu
- Ning Wen
- Xiuling Jiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4358-7396)
- Dairong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6961-9328)
- Muhammad Mamoor
- Kashan Bashir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8816-4813)
- Yusof A.Y.A. Mohammed
- Ting Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1260-121X)
- Salah Naji Sufyan
Institutions
- Central European Institute of Technology (CZ)
- Shandong University (CN)
- Interface (United States) (US)
- Green Chemistry (PL)
- Brno University of Technology (CZ)
- Tsinghua University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5c07407
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Key Technology Research and Development Program of Shandong