Nanomesh Reinforced Eutectogel by Interfacial Engineering for Human Motion Monitoring and Machine Learning‐Enabled Gesture Recognition
ABSTRACT Engineering soft conductors that simultaneously offer high strength, extreme stretchability, and environmental stability remains a central challenge for next‐generation wearable electronics. Here, we incorporate an electrospun polyurethane (PU) nanomesh rich in hydrogen bonding sites into a eutectogel matrix. Benefiting from designable interfacial interactions, the thin hybrid gel (≈45 µm) exhibits high tensile strength (12.6 MPa), remarkable stretchability (1376%) and fatigue resistance. Based on its good sensitivity, the hybrid gel can serve as a strain sensor for wide range human motion monitoring, as well as a multifunctional sensor for humidity and temperature detection. Moreover, its high water vapor transmission rate (1176 g·m −2 ·d −1 ) and robust anti‐freezing and anti‐drying properties enable reliable recording of physiological signals such as electromyography (EMG) and electrocardiography (ECG). By coupling the EMG output with a convolutional neural network (CNN), the system attains a high gesture recognition accuracy of 98.7%. This work demonstrates great potential for next‐generation wearable healthcare and human‐machine interfaces.
Authors
- Haitao Deng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3225-4219)
- Chuanghui Yu
- Jinghua Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9932-1140)
- Jiantao Yao
- Guoliang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6778-0625)
- Jianmin Yang
- Xianhe Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7872-1223)
- Ziquan Cao
- Maosong Yin
- Ye Tian
- Weihua Gao
- Dianyu Wang
Institutions
- Beijing Wuzi University (CN)
- Suzhou University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Zhengzhou University (CN)
- Yanshan University (CN)
- Suzhou Research Institute (CN)
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- China Agricultural University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Published
- 2026-02-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.74510
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00