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Nano-confined crystallization of organic ultrathin nanostructure arrays with programmable geometries

Fabrication of ultrathin organic semiconductor nanostructures with precise alignment, tuneable morphology and high crystallinity remains challenging. Here the authors use an assembly technique with dewetting process controllability for patterning organic single-crystal arrays in a sub-hundred nanometer space.

Hanfei Gao
Yuchen Qiu
Lei Jiang
ResearchOpen Access02 Sept 2019
Nature Communications

Volume: 10, P: 1-8
Conformable amplified lead zirconate titanate sensors with enhanced piezoelectric response for cutaneous pressure monitoring

The development of more sensitive tools for physiological monitoring presents obvious advantages in health-care and diagnostic assessment. Here, the authors present a thin, skin-like sensor that uses enhanced responses in lead zirconate titanate for monitoring arterial pressure waves.

Canan Dagdeviren
Yewang Su
John A. Rogers
Research05 Aug 2014
Nature Communications

Volume: 5, P: 1-10
Fractal design concepts for stretchable electronics

Stretchable electrodes provide the foundation for many applications but optimising the architecture to balance performance and flexibility is challenging. Here, the authors show that fractal designs offer new opportunities to tune the mechanical properties of such structures.

Jonathan A. Fan
Woon-Hong Yeo
John A. Rogers
Research07 Feb 2014
Nature Communications

Volume: 5, P: 1-8
High performance piezoelectric devices based on aligned arrays of nanofibers of poly(vinylidenefluoride-co-trifluoroethylene)

Piezoelectronic materials are attractive for force sensing and as energy harvesting components in electronics that interface directly with the human body. Here, the authors synthesize large area, flexible, electrospun materials capable of ultra-high sensitivity force measurements in the low-pressure regime.

Luana Persano
Canan Dagdeviren
John A. Rogers
Research27 Mar 2013
Nature Communications

Volume: 4, P: 1-10
Stretchable batteries with self-similar serpentine interconnects and integrated wireless recharging systems

Components for flexible electronics capable of both bending and stretching have been reported but the fabrication of similarly pliable power sources remains challenging. Here, the authors present stretchable lithium ion batteries exploiting segmented layouts and deformable electrical interconnects.

Sheng Xu
Yihui Zhang
John A. Rogers
Research26 Feb 2013
Nature Communications

Volume: 4, P: 1-8
3D multifunctional integumentary membranes for spatiotemporal cardiac measurements and stimulation across the entire epicardium

Tools for cardiac physiological mapping are important for basic and clinical cardiac research. Here the authors use 3D printing to create a thin, elastic silicone sheath that fits tightly around the entire epicardium and contains sensors to measure a variety of physiological parameters of the beating heart ex vivo.

Lizhi Xu
Sarah R. Gutbrod
John A. Rogers
Research25 Feb 2014
Nature Communications

Volume: 5, P: 1-10
An analytic model for accurate spring constant calibration of rectangular atomic force microscope cantilevers

Rui Li
Hongfei Ye
Yewang Su
ResearchOpen Access29 Oct 2015
Scientific Reports

Volume: 5, P: 1-8
Wafer-scale integration of stretchable semiconducting polymer microstructures via capillary gradient

Though stretchable semiconducting polymers are advantageous for electronic applications requiring low cost, the low performance of patterned microstructures remains a challenge. Here, the authors realize high mobility, stretchable polymer microstructures via a capillary-gradient assembly method.

Yuchen Qiu
Bo Zhang
Yuchen Wu
ResearchOpen Access02 Dec 2021
Nature Communications

Volume: 12, P: 1-9
Conformal piezoelectric systems for clinical and experimental characterization of soft tissue biomechanics

Piezoelectric sensors and actuators are embedded in pliable devices that conform to human skin and organ surfaces. These devices enable rapid characterization of the mechanical properties of soft tissues under various clinical conditions.

Canan Dagdeviren
Yan Shi
John A. Rogers
Research18 May 2015
Nature Materials

Volume: 14, P: 728-736
Alanine supplementation exploits glutamine dependency induced by SMARCA4/2-loss

Cancers with concomitant SMARCA4/2 deficiencies are often resistant to chemotherapies and confer a poor prognosis. Here, the authors identify a metabolic dependency of these tumours on glutamine as an energy source and, using multiple approaches, demonstrate the efficacy of therapeutically targeting this vulnerability.

Xianbing Zhu
Zheng Fu
Sidong Huang
ResearchOpen Access20 May 2023
Nature Communications

Volume: 14, P: 1-16

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