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Wenxi Guo is a materials scientist and bioelectronics researcher whose work centers on the development of silk fibroin-based hydrogels, wearable sensors, and bionic electronic skin. With a research portfolio spanning from flexible electronics to biomimetic sensing systems, Guo has made significant contributions to the field of soft, multifunctional materials designed for human health monitoring and robotics applications. Guo's most influential work, "Stretchable, Biocompatible, and Multifunctional Silk Fibroin-Based Hydrogels toward Wearable Strain/Pressure Sensors and Triboelectric Nanogenerators" (2020), has garnered over 410 citations, establishing a foundation for conductive hydrogels that combine stretchability, biocompatibility, and energy harvesting capabilities. Subsequent work explored self-healing, adhesive hydrogels and Merkel cell-inspired sensing architectures, reflecting a deepening focus on biologically inspired design principles. More recently, Guo has pushed toward highly realistic artificial skin, developing all-protein bionic systems that replicate both fast- and slow-adapting mechanoreceptors found in human skin. This trajectory, from material fabrication to sophisticated sensory mimicry, highlights Guo's ambition to bridge materials engineering with neuroscience-inspired robotics. Collectively, Guo's research represents a compelling vision for next-generation wearable and robotic sensing technologies.