Yaogang Li

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Yaogang Li is a pioneering researcher in smart materials and flexible electronics, with a focus on graphene-based actuators, self-healing films, and wearable sensors. His major contributions include developing origami-inspired active graphene paper that enables programmable self-folding walking devices (357 citations), and creating MXene-coated pressure-sensing fabrics for smart wearables (173 citations). Li also advanced artificial skin technology with a strong, stretchable self-healing film that exhibits self-activated pressure sensitivity (131 citations), and introduced self-powered fiber electronics with visual-digital synergies (125 citations). His work on water-driven actuators with instant, powerful performance (103 citations) and air-working electrochromic artificial muscles (42 citations) further demonstrates his impact in soft robotics and human-machine interfaces. With over 1,000 total citations across his top papers, Li’s innovations in responsive materials and bio-integrated sensors are shaping next-generation wearable technology and robotic systems.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Origami-inspired active graphene-based paper for programmable instant self-folding walking devices

   357 citations · 2015
2. 2
   MXene-Coated Air-Permeable Pressure-Sensing Fabric for Smart Wear

   173 citations · 2020
3. 3
   A strong and stretchable self-healing film with self-activated pressure sensitivity for potential artificial skin applications

   131 citations · 2013
4. 4
   Self‐Powered Interactive Fiber Electronics with Visual–Digital Synergies

   125 citations · 2021
5. 5
   A multi-responsive water-driven actuator with instant and powerful performance for versatile applications

   103 citations · 2015
6. 6
   Air‐Working Electrochromic Artificial Muscles

   42 citations · 2023
7. 7
   Ultra-stretchable, self-adhesive, transparent, and ionic conductive organohydrogel for flexible sensor

   32 citations · 2021
8. 8
   Carbon-based thin-film actuator with 1D to 2D transitional structure applied in smart clothing

   10 citations · 2020
9. 9
   Scalable multi-dimensional topological deformation actuators for active object identification

   3 citations · 2023
10. 10
    An afferent nerve-like electronic device with somatic mechanical perception and sensation management

    1 citations · 2024

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