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ReviewLab on a chip2017

Design and application of 'J-shaped' stress-strain behavior in stretchable electronics: a review.

Yinji Ma, Xue Feng, John A Rogers, Yonggang Huang, Yihui Zhang

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Review in Lab on a chip, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Multi-Axis Stretchable Zippers for Personalized Wound Healing.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  4. Hierarchical Artificial Muscle with Nonlinear Elasticity for Antagonistic and Cyclic Robotics.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Yinji MaDepartment of Engineering Mechanics, Center for Mechanics and Materials, AML, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China. yihuizhang@tsinghua.edu.cn.
Xue Feng
John A Rogers
Yonggang Huang
Yihui Zhang

Funding

SCH: Interface Monitoring System to Promote Residual Limb HealthR01EB019337 · NIBIB · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI COLEMAN, TODD P, FATONE, STEFANIA · 2014 to 2017
$1.5M
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB019337
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A variety of natural biological tissues (e.g., skin, ligaments, spider silk, blood vessel) exhibit 'J-shaped' stress-strain behavior, thereby combining soft, compliant mechanics and large levels of stretchability, with a natural 'strain-limiting' mechanism to prevent damage from excessive strain. Synthetic materials with similar stress-strain behaviors have potential utility in many promising applications, such as tissue engineering (to reproduce the nonlinear mechanical properties of real biological tissues) and biomedical devices (to enable natural, comfortable integration of stretchable electronics with biological tissues/organs). Recent advances in this field encompass developments of novel material/structure concepts, fabrication approaches, and unique device applications. This review highlights five representative strategies, including designs that involve open network, wavy and wrinkled morphologies, helical layouts, kirigami and origami constructs, and textile formats. Discussions focus on the underlying ideas, the fabrication/assembly routes, and the microstructure-property relationships that are essential for optimization of the desired 'J-shaped' stress-strain responses. Demonstration applications provide examples of the use of these designs in deformable electronics and biomedical devices that offer soft, compliant mechanics but with inherent robustness against damage from excessive deformation. We conclude with some perspectives on challenges and opportunities for future research.

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ElasticityBiomedical EngineeringCollagenElectronicsEquipment DesignHumansNanostructuresNanotechnologySkin Physiological PhenomenaTextilesCollagen

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PMID28470286
PMCPMC5505255

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