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ArticleNature biomedical engineering2026

Electrically functionalized body surface for deep-tissue bioelectrical recording.

Dehui Zhang, Ganggang Zhao, Yucheng Zhang, Dong Xu, Shaolei Wang, Kaidong Wang, Boxuan Zhou, Yansong Ling, Yang Liu, Qingyu Cui and 8 more

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Dehui Zhang *Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Ganggang Zhao *Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6363-5295
Yucheng ZhangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Dong XuDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Shaolei WangDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Kaidong WangDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Boxuan ZhouDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-3556-4976
Yansong LingDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Yang LiuDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6235-200X
Qingyu CuiDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Junyi YinDepartment of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3511-111X
Enbo ZhuDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8600-8553
Xun ZhaoDepartment of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5543-0081
Chengzhang WanDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6824-6037
Jun ChenDepartment of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3439-0495
Tzung K HsiaiDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1734-0792
Yu HuangDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1793-0741
Xiangfeng DuanDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. xduan@chem.ucla.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4321-6288

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-invasive monitoring of deep-tissue physiological processes from the body surface is technically challenging due to rapid signal attenuation and severe motion artefacts, primarily caused by high contact impedance and mechanical mismatch in conventional electrodes. Here we directly spray-coat a biocompatible two-dimensional nanosheet ink onto the human body, forming microscopically conformal van der Waals thin films that are intrinsically stretchable and mechanically adaptive to non-Euclidean, hairy and dynamically evolving body surfaces, thereby creating electrically functionalized body surfaces. Compared with commercial solutions, the resulting electrically functionalized body surface exhibits substantially lower contact impedance and markedly reduced extrinsic motion artefacts, enabling reliable bioelectrical signal acquisition from irregular body surfaces and robust monitoring of biopotential and bioimpedance modulations associated with deep-tissue physiological processes, including blood circulation, muscle movement and brain activity. This technology advances capability for continuous, non-invasive monitoring of deep-tissue activities during routine body movements.

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