journal article·2025-07Open access

AI‐Enabled Adaptive Eutectogel Skin for Effective Motion Monitoring with Low Signal Artifacts

Yexi Jin, Ruolin Wang, Dahong Tang, Yuhang Qian, Xingwen Zhou, Hao Shen, Jing Zhang, Yizhu Liu, Nan Wang, Baijie Cheng, Liguo Chen

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 35· Issue 28

Abstract

Abstract Interfacial gel compliance is essential for the stable monitoring of physiological electrical signals. Current gel materials often fail to maintain stable operation at the skin interface, which is subject to constant change, due to an inadequate balance of viscoelastic properties. In this study, a dynamic adaptive gel network involving metal coordination with hierarchical hydrogen bonding is developed. The multilayered supramolecular structure has enabled the polymer chains to generate new physical entanglements upon dissociation. This dynamic cross‐linking allows the eutectogel to sustain stable viscosity and elasticity across a broad frequency range (10−7–340 Hz). Furthermore, the metal‐based eutectogel exhibits enhanced stretchability (1800%), good electrical conductivity (125 mS m−1), a wide operating temperature range (−70–100 °C), and strong interfacial adhesion. This adaptive eutectogel offers superior stability in the acquisition of electrical signals when compared with standard commercial gels. Viable application of the resultant strain sensors is demonstrated in human–machine interaction (HMI) and virtual reality (VR) haptic interaction. In addition, a convolutional neural network (CNN) algorithm is employed to develop an intelligent system for evaluating motion states using surface electromyography (sEMG) signals, achieving an accuracy of 94.1%.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Tactile and Sensory Interactions · Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials · Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology

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Affiliations

School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Soochow University Suzhou 215000 P. R. China

College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Donghua University Shanghai 201620 P. R. China

i‐Lab Suzhou Institute of Nano‐Tech and Nano‐Bionics (SINANO) Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 398 Ruoshui Road Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 P. R. China

School of Food and Pharmacy Zhejiang Ocean University Zhoushan 316022 P. R. China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · Postdoctoral Research Foundation of China · Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province

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