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Chenxing Xiang is at the forefront of soft materials engineering, pioneering next-generation multifunctional hydrogels and ionogels for biomedical and wearable technologies. Their research masterfully integrates advanced fabrication techniques—such as stereolithography and textile processing—to create intelligent, responsive materials. Xiang’s most influential work introduces a multilayer self-sensing hydrogel soft robot for on-demand drug delivery (2025, 18 citations), a breakthrough that marries autonomous actuation with real-time feedback for precision medicine. They further developed an ultrastrong silk fabric ionogel-sensor (2025, 13 citations) capable of strain, temperature, and tactile multi-mode sensing, addressing critical challenges in mechanical robustness and environmental stability for smart wearables. Demonstrating cost-efficient innovation, Xiang also fabricated multifunctional woven hydrogels from water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol yarn (2024, 9 citations), opening scalable pathways for sustainable soft electronics. With a growing citation impact across these pioneering studies, Chenxing Xiang is shaping the future of soft robotics, biomedical devices, and intelligent sensing systems—making their work essential reading for researchers in materials science, bioengineering, and wearable technology.