Our research focuses on cutting-edge technologies in flexible electronics and bioelectronics, including:
(1) Nanomesh Electronics
Yan Wang, Sunghoon Lee, Haoyang Wang, Zhi Jiang, Yasutoshi Jimbo, Chunya Wang, Binghao Wang, Jae Joon Kim, Mari Koizumi, Tomoyuki Yokota, Takao Someya*. Robust, self-adhesive, reinforced polymeric nanofilms enabling gas-permeable dry electrodes for long-term application. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (IF 12.78) 2021, 118 (38) e2111904118. 13 Sep. 2021
Yan Wang, Sunghoon Lee, Tomoyuki Yokota, Haoyang Wang, Zhi Jiang, Jiabin Wang, Mari Koizumi, Takao Someya*. A durable nanomesh on-skin strain gauge for natural skin motion monitoring with minimum mechanical constraints. Science Advances (IF 14.14) 2020, 6.33: eabb7043. 12 Aug. 2020
Sunghoon Lee, Sae Franklin, Faezeh Arab Hassani, Tomoyuki Yokota, Md Osman Goni Nayeem, Yan Wang, Raz Leib, Gordon Cheng, David W. Franklin, Takao Someya*. Nanomesh pressure sensor for monitoring finger manipulation without sensory interference. Science (IF 41.8) 2020, 370.6519 (2020): 966-970. 20 Nov. 2020
(2) Hydrogel Bioelectronics
Leqi Li#, Xinyuan Ye#, Zichong Ji, Meiqiong Zheng, Shihong Lin, Mingzhe Wang, Jiawei Yang, Pengcheng Zhou, Zongman Zhang, Binghao Wang, Haoyang Wang, and Yan Wang*. Paintable, Fast gelation, Highly Adhesive Hydrogels for High-fidelity Electrophysiological Monitoring Wirelessly. Small (IF 15.15) 2024, 2407996. 25 Oct. 2024
Zongman Zhang, Jiawei Yang, Haoyang Wang, Chunya Wang*, Yuheng Gu, Yumiao Xu, Sunghoon Lee, Tomoyuki Yokota, Hossam Haick, Takao Someya*, Yan Wang*. A 10-micrometer-thick nanomesh-reinforced gas-permeable hydrogel skin sensor for long-term electrophysiological monitoring. Science Advances (IF 14.14) 2024, 10, eadj5389. 10 Jan. 2024
Rawan Omar, Walaa Saliba, Muhammad Khatib, Youbin Zheng, Calvin Pieters, Hadas Oved, Eric Silberman, Orr Zohar, Zhipeng Hu, Viki Kloper, Yoav Y Broza, Tal Dvir, Alon Grinberg Dana, Yan Wang*, Hossam Haick*. Biodegradable, biocompatible and implantable multifunctional sensing platform for cardiac monitoring. ACS Sensors (IF 9.618) 2024, 9, 1, 126-138. 03 Jan. 2024
Fan Mo, Pengcheng Zhou, Shihong Lin, Junwen Zhong*, Yan Wang*. A review of conductive hydrogel-based wearable temperature sensors. Advanced Healthcare Materials (IF 10) 2024, 2401503. 10 Jun. 2024
Pengcheng Zhou, Zongman Zhang, Fan Mo, Yan Wang*. A review of functional hydrogels for flexible chemical sensors. Advanced Sensor Research 2023, 3, 202300021. 03 May 2023
(3) Brain-Machine Interfaces
Jae Joon Kim#*, Yan Wang#*, Haoyang Wang, Sunghoon Lee, Tomoyuki Yokota, Takao Someya. Skin electronics for future virtual and augmented reality applications. Advanced Functional Materials (IF 19.92) 2021, 31.39: 2009602. 25 Feb. 2024
Chunya Wang, Haoyang Wang, Binghao Wang, Hiroo Miyata, Yan Wang, Md Osman Goni Nayeem, Jae Joon Kim, Sunghoon Lee, Tomoyuki Yokota, Hiroshi Onodera, Takao Someya*. On-skin paintable biogel for long-term high-fidelity electroencephalogram recording. Science Advances (IF 14.14) 2022, 8, eabo1396. 20 May 2022
(4) Wearable Sensors and Devices
Yujie Zhang, Yi Liu, Yuerui Lu, Shu Gong, Hossam Haick, Wenlong Cheng*, Yan Wang*. Tailor-made gold nanomaterials for applications in soft bioelectronics and optoelectronics. Advanced Material (IF 27.4) 2024, 2405046. 18 Jul. 2024
Yan Wang, Shu Gong, Stephen J. Wang, Xinyi Yang, Yunzhi Ling, Lim Wei Yap, Dashen Dong, George P. Simon, Wenlong Cheng*. Standing enokitake-like nanowire films for highly stretchable elastronics. ACS Nano (IF 18.03) 2018, 12.10, 9742-9749. 18 Sep. 2018
Yan Wang, Shu Gong, Dashen Dong, Yunmeng Zhao, Lim Wei Yap, Qianqian Shi, Tiance An, Yunzhi Ling, Georg P. Simon, Wenlong Cheng*. Self-assembled gold nanorime mesh conductors for invisible stretchable supercapacitor. Nanoscale (IF 8.307) 2018, 10.34, 15948-15955. 22 Aug. 2018
Yan Wang, Shu Gong, Daniel Gómez, Yunzhi Ling, Lim Wei Yap, George P. Simon, Wenlong Cheng*. Unconventional Janus properties of enokitake-like gold nanowire films. ACS Nano (IF 18.03) 2018, 12.8, 8717-8722. 26 Jul. 2018
Shu Gong#, Yan Wang#, Lim Wei Yap, Yunzhi Ling, Yunmeng Zhao, Dashen Dong, Qianqian Shi, Yiyi Liu, Hemayet Uddin, Wenlong Cheng*. A location- and sharpness-specific tactile sensor based on staircase-like gold nanowires. Nanoscale Horizons (IF 11.684) 2018, 3.6, 640-647. 01 Aug. 2018
Yan Wang, Shu Gong, Stephen Jia Wang, George P. Simon, Wenlong Cheng*. Volume-invariant ionic liquid microbands as highly durable wearable biomedical sensors. Materials Horizons (IF 15.7) 2016, 3.3, 208-213. 12 Jan. 2016