Multimodal Hydrogel Bioelectronics for Closed‐Loop Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiac Diseases
ABSTRACT The development of precise in situ cardiac monitoring and effective therapeutic management systems is crucial for advancing cardiovascular pathophysiology understanding and improving diagnostic‐therapeutic integration. Current bioelectronic devices face fundamental limitations in establishing compliant tissue interfaces, hindering accurate spatiotemporal mapping of myocardial strain/electrophysiology and manipulation of cardiac electromechanical activity. To address this, we engineered a multimodal hydrogel multielectrode array (MHMEA) using integrated multimaterial 3D printing, featuring: tissue‐matching mechanical compliance (Young's modulus of 430 kPa) enabled by the hydrogel construction; instant tough bioadhesion (interfacial toughness of 100 J m − 2 ) through dynamic covalent crosslinking; and triple‐functional conductive hydrogel electrodes for concurrent strain sensing, electrophysiological mapping, and electrical stimulation. This synergistic design achieves stable interfacial integration with dynamically beating myocardium, enabling in situ synchronous high‐resolution mapping of myocardial strain and epicardial electrophysiology for precise pathological diagnosis (e.g., myocardial infarction). Furthermore, the platform delivers targeted electrical stimulation therapy, establishing a closed‐loop diagnostic‐therapeutic system for personalized cardiac diseaseical management through electromechanical synchronization.
Authors
- Ce Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9729-9592)
- Fang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5971-2622)
- Baoyang Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4663-4706)
- Liangjie Shan
- Xingmei Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6266-0396)
- Qiaobo Wang
- Yue Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0098-5359)
- Yu Xue
- Ping Wen
- Kai Wu
Institutions
- Southern University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University (CN)
- Jiangxi Normal University (CN)
- South China University of Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Published
- 2026-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202527184
- Primary Topic
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province
- Key Research and Development Program of Jiangxi Province
- Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University
- National Key Research and Development Program of China