Ultra‐Soft and Stretchable Permanent Magnetic Elastomer Enables Wireless Vectorial Motion Monitoring Toward Neuromuscular Disorder Management

ABSTRACT Human motion monitoring is emerging as a critical strategy for early diagnosis and management of neuromuscular disorders. However, current sensors employed for motion monitoring typically rely on wired connections or rigid circuits, and mostly lack directional sensing capabilities. Here, we report a wireless and vectorial motion sensor based on a fully soft, hydrogel‐based permanent magnetic elastomer (HPME) that transduces body movements into three‐dimensional magnetic‐field signals. The HPME resolves the long‐standing trade‐off between skin‐like softness and high remanence by employing an Nd 3 + /Fe 3 + ‐coordinated, dual‐crosslinked hydrogel network, achieving skin‐like softness (9.86 kPa), >700% stretchability, and durable remanence (62.5 emu g −1 for >10 days). Coupled with a miniaturized magnetic sensor, the HPME enables wireless detection of both motion magnitude and direction, demonstrated by monitoring Parkinsonian tremors and gait abnormalities and by precisely tracking cervical spine motion in four directions. This fully soft, stretchable, and highly responsive platform provides continuous, real‐time motion monitoring, opening opportunities for earlier diagnosis, at‐home assessment, and rehabilitation in neuromuscular disorders.

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Advanced Functional Materials
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2026-04-17
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.75245
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Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
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Ultra‐Soft and Stretchable Permanent Magnetic Elastomer Enables Wireless Vectorial Motion Monitoring Toward Neuromuscular Disorder Management

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Ultra‐Soft and Stretchable Permanent Magnetic Elastomer Enables Wireless Vectorial Motion Monitoring Toward Neuromuscular Disorder Management

Zhilu Ye, Yue Wang, Wang Zhan, M-Y Liu, Zihao Yang, Niancai Peng, Qi Zhang
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ABSTRACT Human motion monitoring is emerging as a critical strategy for early diagnosis and management of neuromuscular disorders. However, current sensors employed for motion monitoring typically rely on wired connections or rigid circuits, and mostly lack directional sensing capabilities. Here, we report a wireless and vectorial motion sensor based on a fully soft, hydrogel‐based permanent magnetic elastomer (HPME) that transduces body movements into three‐dimensional magnetic‐field signals. The HPME resolves the long‐standing trade‐off between skin‐like softness and high remanence by employing an Nd 3 + /Fe 3 + ‐coordinated, dual‐crosslinked hydrogel network, achieving skin‐like softness (9.86 kPa), >700% stretchability, and durable remanence (62.5 emu g −1 for >10 days). Coupled with a miniaturized magnetic sensor, the HPME enables wireless detection of both motion magnitude and direction, demonstrated by monitoring Parkinsonian tremors and gait abnormalities and by precisely tracking cervical spine motion in four directions. This fully soft, stretchable, and highly responsive platform provides continuous, real‐time motion monitoring, opening opportunities for earlier diagnosis, at‐home assessment, and rehabilitation in neuromuscular disorders.

Advanced Functional Materials
Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN), First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN), Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, National Key Research and Development Program of China
Openalex Percentile: Top 16%
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
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