Yinhua Bao

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Yinhua Bao is pioneering the integration of energy storage into the very structure of flexible devices and small-scale robotics. Her research centers on **flexible and structural batteries**, with a focus on creating **embodied energy systems** that are both mechanically robust and electrochemically powerful. Bao’s major contributions include the development of **3D-printed highly deformable electrodes** for lithium-ion batteries, a breakthrough that enables batteries to bend and stretch without losing performance. She also introduced **scale-inspired overlapping battery designs** that achieve high energy density and variable stiffness, mimicking natural structures for multifunctional flexibility. Her work on **decoupled structural batteries** further demonstrates how customizable 3D printing can yield stable cyclability alongside mechanical strength—critical for untethered robots. With her most-cited paper garnering **125 citations**, Bao’s innovations are shaping the future of wearable electronics and autonomous microsystems. Her 2023 study on high-power-output structural batteries for small-scale robots marks a notable leap toward truly integrated, self-powered machines.

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1. 1
   3D-printed highly deformable electrodes for flexible lithium ion batteries

   125 citations · 2020
2. 2
   Toward Flexible Embodied Energy: Scale‐Inspired Overlapping Lithium‐Ion Batteries with High‐Energy‐Density and Variable Stiffness

   29 citations · 2023
3. 3
   Embodied, flexible, high-power-output, structural batteries for untethered, small-scale robots

   6 citations · 2023
4. 4
   Customizable 3D-printed decoupled structural lithium-ion batteries with stable cyclability and mechanical robustness

   5 citations · 2024

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