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Laser-Scribed Conductive, Photoactive Transition Metal Oxide on Soft Elastomers for Janus On-Skin Electronics and Soft Actuators
Science Advances
  • Ganggang Zhao
  • Yun Ling
  • Yajuan Su
  • Zanyu Chen
  • Cherian J. Mathai
  • Ogheneobarome Emeje
  • Alexander Brown
  • Dinesh Reddy Alla
  • Jie Huang, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Chansong Kim
  • Qian Chen
  • Xiaoqing He
  • David Stalla
  • Yadong Xu
Abstract

Laser-assisted fabrication of conductive materials on flexible substrates has attracted intense interests because of its simplicity, easy customization, and broad applications. However, it remains challenging to achieve laser scribing of conductive materials on tissue-like soft elastomers, which can serve as the basis to construct bioelectronics and soft actuators. Here, we report laser scribing of metallic conductive, photoactive transition metal oxide (molybdenum dioxide) on soft elastomers, coated with molybdenum chloride precursors, under ambient conditions. Laser-scribed molybdenum dioxide (LSM) exhibits high electrical conductivity, biocompatibility, chemical stability, and compatibility with magnetic resonance imaging. In addition, LSM can be made on various substrates (polyimide, glass, and hair), showing high generality. Furthermore, LSM-based Janus on-skin electronics are developed to record information from human skin, human breath, and environments. Taking advantage of its outstanding photothermal effect, LSM-based soft actuators are developed to build light-driven reconfigurable three-dimensional architectures, reshapable airflow sensors, and smart robotic worms with bioelectronic sensors.

Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Comments

National Science Foundation, Grant R01GM123081

Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2023 The Authors, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
6-1-2022
Publication Date
01 Jun 2022
PubMed ID
35731865
Citation Information
Ganggang Zhao, Yun Ling, Yajuan Su, Zanyu Chen, et al.. "Laser-Scribed Conductive, Photoactive Transition Metal Oxide on Soft Elastomers for Janus On-Skin Electronics and Soft Actuators" Science Advances Vol. 8 Iss. 25 (2022) ISSN: 2375-2548
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jie-huang/217/