Mechanically Reprogrammed Coaxial Fibers for Multiphysics Transduction and Human‐Machine Interfaces
Fiber-shaped electronic systems provide a promising platform for wearable sensing and intelligent textiles, yet the continuous processing of uncured silicone-based conductive materials remains challenging because of their low structural stability during fiber formation. Here, we develop a coaxial wet-spinning strategy that enables the continuous aqueous-bath confinement of an uncured PDMS/CNT conductive core. During spinning, a rapidly phase-separating PVDF-HFP sheath provides immediate radial confinement, preventing leakage and structural collapse of the hydrophobic liquid core, while a UV-crosslinked PEGDA secondary network reinforces the sheath after fiber formation. Unlike removable templates or sacrificial supporting layers, the PVDF-HFP/PEGDA sheath is permanently retained as the dielectric and load-bearing component, thereby directly forming an integrated dielectric-electrode coaxial fiber. The resulting PVDF-HFP/PEGDA@PDMS/CNT fibers can be continuously fabricated at the meter scale and exhibit reversible sheath microstructural evolution, stable strain-dependent resistance, and reliable performance under repeated deformation. The integrated dielectric-electrode architecture also allows an individual fiber to generate triboelectric signals without additional device assembly. This work demonstrates a practical route for continuously processing uncured PDMS-based conductive materials in an aqueous coagulation bath and integrating mechanical, resistive, and triboelectric functions within a permanently retained coaxial fiber architecture.
Authors
- Chao Ye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3794-5756)
- Shuhua Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5680-9448)
- Xinyi Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3476-9833)
- Shengjie Ling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1156-0479)
- Ming Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7450-6205)
- Chunhui Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6081-1487)
- Zhao Sha
Institutions
- Fudan University (CN)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Yancheng Institute of Technology (CN)
- Yancheng Vocational Institute of Industry Technology (CN)
- Western Sydney University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Science
- Published
- 2026-09-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.77580
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00