Gradual electrical‐double‐layer modulation in ion‐polymer networks for flexible pressure sensors with wide dynamic range

To realize flexible pressure sensors with high sensitivity, surface-textured soft films have often been adopted and the contact area can vary significantly depending on the applied pressure. However, the contact area modulation realized in such a way is subject to a limited dynamic range, and its infinitesimal zero-pressure contact area raises concerns regarding durability. Herein, a flexible pressure sensor made of a texturing-free piezocapacitive layer based on ion-polymer networks is proposed. In this scheme, ion infiltration leads to electrical-double-layer modulation that gradually varies over a wide range of applied pressures. The proposed flexible pressure sensors with the optimal ion concentration are shown to exhibit both excellent mechanical durability and linear responses with high sensitivity over a wide pressure range up to 1 MPa. With the simple fabrication route, high performance, and reliability, the proposed approach may open up a new avenue for skin-like pressure sensors ideal for many emerging applications

Gradual electrical‐double‐layer modulation in ion‐polymer networks for flexible pressure sensors with wide dynamic range

To realize flexible pressure sensors with high sensitivity, surface-textured soft films have often been adopted and the contact area can vary significantly depending on the applied pressure. However, the contact area modulation realized in such a way is subject to a limited dynamic range, and its infinitesimal zero-pressure contact area raises concerns regarding durability. Herein, a flexible pressure sensor made of a texturing-free piezocapacitive layer based on ion-polymer networks is proposed. In this scheme, ion infiltration leads to electrical-double-layer modulation that gradually varies over a wide range of applied pressures. The proposed flexible pressure sensors with the optimal ion concentration are shown to exhibit both excellent mechanical durability and linear responses with high sensitivity over a wide pressure range up to 1 MPa. With the simple fabrication route, high performance, and reliability, the proposed approach may open up a new avenue for skin-like pressure sensors ideal for many emerging applications

FIGURE 3 in Two new species of the genus Stericta Lederer (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Epipaschiinae) from Laos and Cambodia

FIGURE 3. Illustrations of the male genitalia. A. Stericta atroaurantiaca Kim & Bae, sp. nov., holotype (Gen. Slide No. INU-10659; B. ditto, paratype (Gen. Slide No. INU-10660). scale bar = 1.0mm.Published as part of <i>Kim, Hanul, Lee, Tak-Gi, Cha, Yeong-Bin, Jang, Chang-Moon, Kim, Jeong-Nam, Bayarsaikhan, Ulziijargal & Bae, Yang-Seop, 2023, Two new species of the genus Stericta Lederer (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Epipaschiinae) from Laos and Cambodia, pp. 196-200 in Zootaxa 5285 (1)</i> on page 199, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5285.1.10, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/7935648">http://zenodo.org/record/7935648</a&gt

Two new species of the genus Stericta Lederer (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Epipaschiinae) from Laos and Cambodia

Kim, Hanul, Lee, Tak-Gi, Cha, Yeong-Bin, Jang, Chang-Moon, Kim, Jeong-Nam, Bayarsaikhan, Ulziijargal, Bae, Yang-Seop (2023): Two new species of the genus Stericta Lederer (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Epipaschiinae) from Laos and Cambodia. Zootaxa 5285 (1): 196-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5285.1.10, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5285.1.1

The newly recorded genus Manoba Walker, 1864 with four species in Laos (Lepidoptera: Nolidae: Nolinae)

The paper contains information on a newly recorded genus Manoba Walker (1864), with four Laotian species (M. lativittata (Moore, 1888), M. gyulaipeteri László, Ronkay & Witt, 2010, M. dorothea László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014 and M. tristicta (Hampson, 1900)). Color figures of adults and genitalia of the examined species are provided

FIGURE 1 in Two new species of the genus Stericta Lederer (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Epipaschiinae) from Laos and Cambodia

FIGURE 1. Illustrations of the adults. A. Stericta jaeshini Kim & Bae, sp. nov., male, Cambodia, holotype; B. ditto, Laos, paratype; C. Stericta atroaurantiaca Kim & Bae, sp. nov., male, Laos, holotype; D. ditto, Laos, paratype. scale bar = 5.0mm.Published as part of <i>Kim, Hanul, Lee, Tak-Gi, Cha, Yeong-Bin, Jang, Chang-Moon, Kim, Jeong-Nam, Bayarsaikhan, Ulziijargal & Bae, Yang-Seop, 2023, Two new species of the genus Stericta Lederer (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Epipaschiinae) from Laos and Cambodia, pp. 196-200 in Zootaxa 5285 (1)</i> on page 197, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5285.1.10, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/7935648">http://zenodo.org/record/7935648</a&gt

Multifunctional Materials Platform for Implantable and Wearable Photonic Healthcare Devices

Numerous light-based diagnostic and therapeutic devices are routinely used in the clinic. These devices have a familiar look as items plugged in the wall or placed at patients' bedsides, but recently, many new ideas have been proposed for the realization of implantable or wearable functional devices. Many advances are being fuelled by the development of multifunctional materials for photonic healthcare devices. However, the finite depth of light penetration in the body is still a serious constraint for their clinical applications. In this Review, we discuss the basic concepts and some examples of state-of-the-art implantable and wearable photonic healthcare devices for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. First, we describe emerging multifunctional materials critical to the advent of next-generation implantable and wearable photonic healthcare devices and discuss the path for their clinical translation. Then, we examine implantable photonic healthcare devices in terms of their properties and diagnostic and therapeutic functions. We next describe exemplary cases of noninvasive, wearable photonic healthcare devices across different anatomical applications. Finally, we discuss the future research directions for the field, in particular regarding mobile healthcare and personalized medicine. Multifunctional materials are critical to enable next-generation implantable and wearable photonic healthcare devices. This Review examines these emerging materials and discusses the path for their clinical translation, along with the future research directions for the field, particularly regarding mobile healthcare and personalized medicine.11Nsciescopu