Plant-Based Modular Building Blocks for “Green” Electronic Skins

Flexible cellulose-based thermoelectric sponge towards wearable pressure sensor and energy harvesting

(2018) Huan Cheng et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Skin-inspired highly stretchable and conformable matrix networks for multifunctional sensing

(2018) Qilin Hua et al.   Nature Communications

Improving batteries by mimicking nature

(2017) Laurie Donaldson   Materials Today

Highly stretchable polymer semiconductor films through the nanoconfinement effect

(2017) Jie Xu et al.   SCIENCE

Low cost, flexible and biodegradable touch sensor fabricated by solvent-free processing of graphite on cellulose paper

(2017) Srinivasulu Kanaparthi et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

High- κ organometallic lanthanide complex as gate dielectric layer for low-voltage, high-performance organic thin-film transistors

(2017) Qi Liu et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS

Bio-waste onion skin as an innovative nature-driven piezoelectric material with high energy conversion efficiency

(2017) Sandip Maiti et al.   Nano Energy

High-performance, flexible electronic skin sensor incorporating natural microcapsule actuators

(2017) Lili Wang et al.   Nano Energy

Ultrasensitive and ultraflexible e-skins with dual functionalities for wearable electronics

(2017) Zheng Lou et al.   Nano Energy

Encapsulated, High-Performance, Stretchable Array of Stacked Planar Micro-Supercapacitors as Waterproof Wearable Energy Storage Devices

(2016) Hyoungjun Kim et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Flexible, Graphene-Coated Biocomposite for Highly Sensitive, Real-Time Molecular Detection

(2016) Lili Wang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Graphene-Functionalized Natural Microcapsules: Modular Building Blocks for Ultrahigh Sensitivity Bioelectronic Platforms

(2016) Lili Wang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Flexible Integrated Electrical Cables Based on Biocomposites for Synchronous Energy Transmission and Storage

(2016) Hua Wang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Biomimetic and Bioinspired Synthesis of Nanomaterials/Nanostructures

(2016) Guangtao Zan et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Ultralight Biomass-Derived Carbonaceous Nanofibrous Aerogels with Superelasticity and High Pressure-Sensitivity

(2016) Yang Si et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

High-Adhesion Stretchable Electrodes Based on Nanopile Interlocking

(2016) Zhiyuan Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Chitin Nanofiber Transparent Paper for Flexible Green Electronics

(2016) Jungho Jin et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Liquid Exfoliated Natural Silk Nanofibrils: Applications in Optical and Electrical Devices

(2016) Shengjie Ling et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Wood-Derived Materials for Green Electronics, Biological Devices, and Energy Applications

(2016) Hongli Zhu et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Bioinspired surfaces and materials

(2016) Romana Schirhagl et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Highly transparent, low-haze, hybrid cellulose nanopaper as electrodes for flexible electronics

(2016) Xuezhu Xu et al.   Nanoscale

Flexible Capacitive Tactile Sensor Based on Micropatterned Dielectric Layer

(2016) Tie Li et al.   Small

Stretchable, adhesive and ultra-conformable elastomer thin films

(2016) Nobutaka Sato et al.   Soft Matter

A Hierarchical N/S-Codoped Carbon Anode Fabricated Facilely from Cellulose/Polyaniline Microspheres for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2016) Dingfeng Xu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Hollow carbon fiber sponges from crude catkins: an ultralow cost absorbent for oils and organic solvents

(2016) Linlin Zang et al.   RSC Advances

Highly Flexible Strain Sensor from Tissue Paper for Wearable Electronics

(2016) Yuanqing Li et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Micro/nanostructured surfaces for self-powered and multifunctional electronic skins

(2016) Jonghwa Park et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

An ultra-sensitive and rapid response speed graphene pressure sensors for electronic skin and health monitoring

(2016) Zheng Lou et al.   Nano Energy

Highly Sensitive Pressure Sensor Based on Bioinspired Porous Structure for Real-Time Tactile Sensing

(2016) Subin Kang et al.   Advanced Electronic Materials

Let It Shine: A Transparent and Photoluminescent Foldable Nanocellulose/Quantum Dot Paper

(2015) Juan Xue et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Extreme Light Management in Mesoporous Wood Cellulose Paper for Optoelectronics

(2015) Hongli Zhu et al.   ACS Nano

Pressure Sensors: A Sensitive and Biodegradable Pressure Sensor Array for Cardiovascular Monitoring (Adv. Mater. 43/2015)

(2015) Clementine M. Boutry et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Silk Fibroin for Flexible Electronic Devices

(2015) Bowen Zhu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Microwave flexible transistors on cellulose nanofibrillated fiber substrates

(2015) Jung-Hun Seo et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Vegetable-based dye-sensitized solar cells

(2015) Giuseppe Calogero et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Bioenabled Core/Shell Microparticles with Tailored Multimodal Adhesion and Optical Reflectivity

(2015) Haisheng Lin et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

High-performance green flexible electronics based on biodegradable cellulose nanofibril paper

(2015) Yei Hwan Jung et al.   Nature Communications

Hybridizing wood cellulose and graphene oxide toward high-performance fibers

(2015) Yuanyuan Li et al.   NPG Asia Materials

Cu–Ag core–shell nanowires for electronic skin with a petal molded microstructure

(2015) Yong Wei et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Flexible self-healing nanocomposites for recoverable motion sensor

(2015) Yang Yang et al.   Nano Energy

Biomimicking Topographic Elastomeric Petals (E-Petals) for Omnidirectional Stretchable and Printable Electronics

(2015) Ruisheng Guo et al.   Advanced Science

Bioinspired Design of Nanostructured Elastomers with Cross-Linked Soft Matrix Grafting on the Oriented Rigid Nanofibers To Mimic Mechanical Properties of Human Skin

(2015) Zhongkai Wang et al.   ACS Nano

Digital Color in Cellulose Nanocrystal Films

(2014) Ahu Gümrah Dumanli et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Flexible Electronics: Transparent Nanopaper-Based Flexible Organic Thin-Film Transistor Array (Adv. Funct. Mater. 12/2014)

(2014) Yoshihide Fujisaki et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Nanostructural Colouration in Malaysian Plants: Lessons for Biomimetics and Biomaterials

(2014) S. Zaleha M. Diah et al.   Journal of Nanomaterials

High brightness phosphorescent organic light emitting diodes on transparent and flexible cellulose films

(2014) Sumit Purandare et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Bioinspired structural materials

(2014) Ulrike G. K. Wegst et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Mimosa-Inspired Design of a Flexible Pressure Sensor with Touch Sensitivity

(2014) Bin Su et al.   Small

Bio-inspired networks for optoelectronic applications

(2014) Bing Han et al.   Nature Communications

An ultra-sensitive resistive pressure sensor based on hollow-sphere microstructure induced elasticity in conducting polymer film

(2014) Lijia Pan et al.   Nature Communications

Highly Transparent and Flexible Nanopaper Transistors

(2013) Jia Huang et al.   ACS Nano

Natural Cellulose Fiber as Substrate for Supercapacitor

(2013) Zhe Gui et al.   ACS Nano

Highly Stretchable Piezoresistive Graphene-Nanocellulose Nanopaper for Strain Sensors

(2013) Chaoyi Yan et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

25th Anniversary Article: The Evolution of Electronic Skin (E-Skin): A Brief History, Design Considerations, and Recent Progress

(2013) Mallory L. Hammock et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Stretchable Conductors Based on Silver Nanowires: Improved Performance through a Binary Network Design

(2013) Jin Ge et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

“Green” electronics: biodegradable and biocompatible materials and devices for sustainable future

(2013) Mihai Irimia-Vladu   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Conversion of Pollen Particles into Three-Dimensional Ceramic Replicas Tailored for Multimodal Adhesion

(2013) W. Brandon Goodwin et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Colloidal silica nanoparticle-assisted structural control of cellulose nanofiber paper separators for lithium-ion batteries

(2013) Jeong-Hoon Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Wood nanocelluloses: fundamentals and applications as new bio-based nanomaterials

(2013) Akira Isogai   JOURNAL OF WOOD SCIENCE

Bioinspired Helical Microswimmers Based on Vascular Plants

(2013) Wei Gao et al.   NANO LETTERS

Tin Anode for Sodium-Ion Batteries Using Natural Wood Fiber as a Mechanical Buffer and Electrolyte Reservoir

(2013) Hongli Zhu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Novel Nanostructured Paper with Ultrahigh Transparency and Ultrahigh Haze for Solar Cells

(2013) Zhiqiang Fang et al.   NANO LETTERS

An ultra-lightweight design for imperceptible plastic electronics

(2013) Martin Kaltenbrunner et al.   NATURE

Flexible polymer transistors with high pressure sensitivity for application in electronic skin and health monitoring

(2013) Gregor Schwartz et al.   Nature Communications

Biotransformation of Ceria Nanoparticles in Cucumber Plants

(2012) Peng Zhang et al.   ACS Nano

All-Solid-State Flexible Supercapacitors Fabricated with Bacterial Nanocellulose Papers, Carbon Nanotubes, and Triblock-Copolymer Ion Gels

(2012) Yu Jin Kang et al.   ACS Nano

A Hybrid Piezoelectric Structure for Wearable Nanogenerators

(2012) Minbaek Lee et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

All-in-Fiber Chemical Sensing

(2012) Alexander Gumennik et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Patterned Functional Carbon Fibers from Polyethylene

(2012) Marcus A. Hunt et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Fiber Supercapacitors Utilizing Pen Ink for Flexible/Wearable Energy Storage

(2012) Yongping Fu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Water-Stable All-Biodegradable Microparticles in Nanofibers by Electrospinning of Aqueous Dispersions for Biotechnical Plant Protection

(2012) Priyanka Bansal et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Biotemplated fabrication of hierarchically porous NiO/C composite from lotus pollen grains for lithium-ion batteries

(2012) Yang Xia et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Eco-friendly cellulose nanofiber paper-derived separator membranes featuring tunable nanoporous network channels for lithium-ion batteries

(2012) Sang-Jin Chun et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Bio-mimetic mechanisms of natural hierarchical materials: A review

(2012) Qiang Chen et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Green and biodegradable electronics

(2012) Mihai Irimia-Vladu et al.   Materials Today

Materials for stretchable electronics in bioinspired and biointegrated devices

(2012) Dae-Hyeong Kim et al.   MRS BULLETIN

An electrically and mechanically self-healing composite with pressure- and flexion-sensitive properties for electronic skin applications

(2012) Benjamin C-K. Tee et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Conceptual net energy output for biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass through biorefining

(2012) J.Y. Zhu et al.   PROGRESS IN ENERGY AND COMBUSTION SCIENCE

A Physically Transient Form of Silicon Electronics

(2012) S.-W. Hwang et al.   SCIENCE

Recent Advances in Paper-Based Sensors

(2012) Devi D. Liana et al.   SENSORS

Organic transistors with high thermal stability for medical applications

(2012) Kazunori Kuribara et al.   Nature Communications

High strength films with gas-barrier fabricated from chitin solution dissolved at low temperature

(2012) Bo Duan et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Fabrication of Left-Handed Metal Microcoil from Spiral Vessel of Vascular Plant

(2011) Kaori Kamata et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Multifunctional High-Performance Biofibers Based on Wet-Extrusion of Renewable Native Cellulose Nanofibrils

(2011) Andreas Walther et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Electrospun Polyethylene Oxide/Cellulose Nanocrystal Composite Nanofibrous Mats with Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Microstructures

(2011) Chengjun Zhou et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Direct Fabrication ofall-Cellulose Nanocomposite from Cellulose Microfibers Using Ionic Liquid-Based Nanowelding

(2011) Hossein Yousefi et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Transparent Cellulose Films with High Gas Barrier Properties Fabricated from Aqueous Alkali/Urea Solutions

(2011) Quanling Yang et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Structure and Mechanical Properties of Wet-Spun Fibers Made from Natural Cellulose Nanofibers

(2011) Shinichiro Iwamoto et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Toward “Strong” Green Nanocomposites: Polyvinyl Alcohol Reinforced with Extremely Oriented Cellulose Whiskers

(2011) Ahmed Jalal Uddin et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Plastics Derived from Biological Sources: Present and Future: A Technical and Environmental Review

(2011) Guo-Qiang Chen et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Hierarchical assembly of micro-/nano-building blocks: bio-inspired rigid structural functional materials

(2011) Hong-Bin Yao et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Cellulose nanomaterials review: structure, properties and nanocomposites

(2011) Robert J. Moon et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Carbon nanotube-coated macroporous sponge for microbial fuel cell electrodes

(2011) Xing Xie et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Rice paper as a separator membrane in lithium-ion batteries

(2011) L.C. Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Human-friendly organic integrated circuits

(2011) Tsuyoshi Sekitani et al.   Materials Today

Organic Electronics at the Interface with Biology

(2011) Róisín M. Owens et al.   MRS BULLETIN

Self-aligned integration of native cellulose nanofibrils towards producing diverse bulk materials

(2011) Tsuguyuki Saito et al.   Soft Matter

The Salvinia Paradox: Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Hydrophilic Pins for Air Retention Under Water

(2010) Wilhelm Barthlott et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Effect of Jet Stretch and Particle Load on Cellulose Nanocrystal−Alginate Nanocomposite Fibers

(2010) Esteban E. Ureña-Benavides et al.   LANGMUIR

Mechanical adaptation of biological materials — The examples of bone and wood

(2010) Richard Weinkamer et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Stretchable, Porous, and Conductive Energy Textiles

(2010) Liangbing Hu et al.   NANO LETTERS

TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibers

(2010) Akira Isogai et al.   Nanoscale

Ultrathin compound semiconductor on insulator layers for high-performance nanoscale transistors

(2010) Hyunhyub Ko et al.   NATURE

Nanowire active-matrix circuitry for low-voltage macroscale artificial skin

(2010) Kuniharu Takei et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Dissolvable films of silk fibroin for ultrathin conformal bio-integrated electronics

(2010) Dae-Hyeong Kim et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Artificial Inorganic Leafs for Efficient Photochemical Hydrogen Production Inspired by Natural Photosynthesis

(2009) Han Zhou et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Optically Transparent Nanofiber Paper

(2009) Masaya Nogi et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Templated by TEMPO-Mediated Oxidized Bacterial Cellulose Nanofibers

(2009) Shinsuke Ifuku et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Optically transparent wood–cellulose nanocomposite as a base substrate for flexible organic light-emitting diode displays

(2009) Yoko Okahisa et al.   COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Inspiration and application in the evolution of biomaterials

(2009) Nathaniel Huebsch et al.   NATURE

Floral Iridescence, Produced by Diffractive Optics, Acts As a Cue for Animal Pollinators

(2009) H. M. Whitney et al.   SCIENCE

Transparent and High Gas Barrier Films of Cellulose Nanofibers Prepared by TEMPO-Mediated Oxidation

(2008) Hayaka Fukuzumi et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES