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ArticleNature communications2025

Bioinspired learning and memory in ionogels through fast response and slow relaxation dynamics of ions.

Ning Zhou, Ting Cui, Zhouyue Lei, Peiyi Wu

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors.

Ning ZhouState Key Laboratory of Advanced Fiber Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Center for Advanced Low-Dimension Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai, China.
Ting CuiState Key Laboratory of Advanced Fiber Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Center for Advanced Low-Dimension Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai, China.
Zhouyue LeiState Key Laboratory of Advanced Fiber Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Center for Advanced Low-Dimension Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai, China. leizhouyue@dhu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5113-9577
Peiyi WuState Key Laboratory of Advanced Fiber Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Center for Advanced Low-Dimension Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai, China. wupeiyi@dhu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7235-210X

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22305033 and 52433003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mimicking biological systems' sensing, learning, and memory capabilities in synthetic soft materials remains challenging. While significant progress has been made in sensory functions in ionogels, their learning and memory capabilities still lag behind biological systems. Here, we introduce cation-π interactions and a self-adaptable ionic-double-layer interface in bilayer ionogels to control ion transport. Fast ion response enables sensing and learning, while slow ion relaxation supports long-term memory. The ionogels achieve bioinspired functions, including sensitization, habituation, classical conditioning, and multimodal memory, with low energy consumption (0.06 pJ per spike). Additionally, the ionogels exhibit mechanical adaptability, such as stretchability, self-healing, and reconfigurability, making them ideal for soft robotics. Notably, the ionogels enable a robotic arm to mimic the selective capture behavior of a Venus flytrap. This work bridges the gap between biological intelligence and artificial systems, offering promising applications in bioinspired, energy-efficient sensing, learning, and memory.

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Biomimetic MaterialsBiomimeticsIonsLearningMemoryAnimalsGelsRoboticsGelsIons

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