Papers
25
Total Citations
2,592
H-Index
19
About
Cunjiang Yu is a pioneering researcher at the forefront of stretchable, soft, and wearable electronics, with transformative contributions to materials science, robotics, and human-machine interfaces. His work centers on developing intrinsically stretchable electronic materials — including rubbery semiconductors, conductors, and elastomeric composites — that fundamentally reimagine how electronics can conform to and integrate with soft, dynamic systems. Yu's landmark contributions include the creation of fully rubbery electronics and sensors capable of withstanding large mechanical deformations, enabling applications in smart skins, gesture recognition, and haptic sensing for robotics. His development of stretchable synaptic transistors, which mimic biological neural function in soft-bodied systems, has opened new frontiers in neurologically integrated soft engineering. His work on soft robots innervated with ultrathin electronics demonstrated unprecedented adaptability and safety over conventional rigid counterparts, garnering over 400 citations alone. With multiple papers exceeding 200 citations and a body of work spanning iontronic pressure sensors, wearable human-machine interfaces, and carbon nanotube nanocomposites, Yu's research has profoundly shaped the emerging field of soft electronics. His innovations hold significant promise for next-generation prosthetics, robotics, and biomedical devices.
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Top Papers
- 1Soft Ultrathin Electronics Innervated Adaptive Fully Soft Robots428 citations · 2018
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- 7Rubbery Electronics Fully Made of Stretchable Elastomeric Electronic Materials151 citations · 2019
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