High-strength liquid metal composite–hydrogel interfaces enable robust stretchable electronics
. This robust interface prevents liquid metal leakage and ensures stable electrical connection under extreme conditions, including prolonged ultrasonication, 300 MPa impacts, and thousands of stretching cycles. The strategy forms an interpenetrating cross‑linked polymer network through cross-interfacial assembly, fusing the circuit and substrate into an integrated structure. This simple and scalable method enables the fabrication of high‑resolution circuits for a wide range of electronic devices. We demonstrate its performance in applications including stretchable circuits, on-skin biosensors, and underwater soft robots.
Authors
- Yanmin Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7824-1179)
- Qigang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4026-3337)
- Wei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3901-8403)
- Dingze Zhou
- Bingqian Jiao
- Yang Feng
- Yinghui Shang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4944-4331)
- Xinghua Wang
- Xia Wang
Institutions
- Tongji University (CN)
- Intelligent Systems Research (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nature Communications
- Published
- 2026-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-71920-z
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- National Key Research and Development Program of China
- National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars