FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS AND BIO MATERIALS

Functional soft materials such as elastomers, hydrogels and ionic gels that are used in wearable electronics to monitor our health, diagnose diseases, or for implant devices have gained importance in our daily life, in particularly, with the increase of ageing population. At MSE, our strength lies in physical chemistry of soft materials, materials-biological materials interfaces, sensor and actuator, and devices.

We conduct innovative research in these areas:

1. Hyper-elastic, ultra-tough hydrogels /ionic gels could be used as contact lens, soft or hard tissue replacement.
2. Highly conductive hydrogels that match the mechanical characteristic of soft tissue could be used for implantable microelectronics for in-situ monitoring.
3. Soft materials that are safe for human–machine interactions with a high brightness under maximum strain could be used for stretchable optoelectronic, and
4. Triboelectric nanogenerator with ultrahigh triboelectric charge density could be used for self-powered sensor networks.