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Gengzhi Sun is a pioneering researcher at the forefront of flexible electronics, wearable sensing systems, and human-machine interfaces. His work spans graphene-based electronic skins, MXene pressure sensors, hydrogel mechanics, and bioinspired tactile perception — fields that collectively address one of modern engineering's most compelling challenges: seamlessly bridging human biology with intelligent machines. Sun's most celebrated contributions include the development of all-graphene noncontact electronic skin capable of high-spatial-resolution sensory emulation (141 citations) and a single-step laser-writing technique for fabricating flexible photodetectors, dramatically simplifying manufacturing for wearable optoelectronics (133 citations). His innovations in conductive silk-fibroin hydrogels demonstrated that biological materials can deliver both mechanical toughness and ionic conductivity for strain sensing applications (93 citations). More recently, Sun has engineered MXene-based pressure sensors with ultrawide sensitivity ranges and skin-inspired architectures, and developed bionic textile sensory systems capable of intelligent texture recognition for humanoid robotics applications. Across his career, Sun has consistently translated fundamental materials science into transformative device technologies relevant to prosthetics, soft robotics, and biomedical monitoring. With hundreds of citations accumulated across his portfolio and groundbreaking publications continuing into 2025, he represents a formidable and forward-thinking voice in next-generation human-centered electronics research.