Sungwoo Hwang
Papers
2
Total Citations
395
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About
Sungwoo Hwang is a pioneering force in the field of stretchable and wearable electronics, with a research focus on organic semiconductors, nanomaterials, and bio-integrated sensors. His most impactful contributions center on the development of highly deformable electronic components that maintain performance under extreme mechanical strain. In his seminal 2014 work, Hwang demonstrated the first highly stretchable organic transistors, achieving unprecedented 250% strain tolerance through a novel microcracked semiconductor architecture—a breakthrough that has garnered 237 citations and established a foundational design principle for the field. Building on this, his 2017 study introduced fully stretchable optoelectronic sensors using colloidal quantum dots, enabling photoplethysmographic signal detection for wearable health monitoring (158 citations). This work represents a critical advance in merging soft, conformable electronics with high-performance optical nanomaterials for biomedical applications. Hwang’s research has fundamentally reshaped how engineers approach the mechanical reliability of organic electronics, and his innovations continue to influence the development of next-generation wearable displays, robotic skins, and implantable medical devices.
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- 1Highly Stretchable Transistors Using a Microcracked Organic Semiconductor237 citations · 2014
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