Stretchable Strain Sensors Based on Liquid Metal Channels with Simultaneous Significant Improvements in Linearity and Sensitivity (Adv. Funct. Mater. 12/2026)
Flexible Highly Linear Strain Sensor In their Research Article (10.1002/adfm.202517648), Bin Yao, Weiqiang Zhang, Haijun Su, and co-workers present a flexible strain sensor with high linearity, sensitivity, and a broad strain range, overcoming common trade-offs in soft strain sensing. Its key innovation lies in integrating a liquid-metal foam into the channel, yielding a highly linear response that simplifies sensor installation and calibration. This design paves the way for high-precision sensing in soft systems.
Authors
- Feng Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2885-8733)
- Weiqiang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7913-6263)
- Z. H. Liu
- Qibin Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3076-7360)
- Hai‐Jun Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3132-0213)
- Bin Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0709-8683)
- Ziqi Meng
- Xinyi Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6893-8456)
- Lei Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5270-2667)
- Yaxuan Zhu
- G. L. Yang
- Yifei Wang
- Feng Zhou
Institutions
- Xidian University (CN)
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Northwestern Polytechnical University (CN)
- National Engineering Research Center of Electromagnetic Radiation Control Materials (CN)
- Shaanxi University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.73863
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00