Papers
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Total Citations
1,121
H-Index
9
About
Professor Wenlong Cheng is a pioneer in the field of soft wearable electronics, specializing in the design of disruptive, skin-like sensors and energy devices. His major contributions lie in developing highly durable, tattoo-like sensors using gold nanowires and innovative polymer structures, addressing the critical challenge of mechanical mismatch between rigid electronics and soft human skin. His work on "Disruptive, Soft, Wearable Sensors" (468 citations) and "Tattoolike Polyaniline Microparticle-Doped Gold Nanowire Patches" (306 citations) has set benchmarks for wearable technology. Cheng has also advanced self-powered triboelectric sensors for human-machine interfaces (128 citations) and created biomimetic electronic skin through hierarchical polymer design (49 citations). His notable achievements include developing skin-like stretchable fuel cells and plasmonic nanosheet optical sensors, pushing the boundaries of e-skin for health monitoring, prosthetics, and soft robotics. With over 1,000 citations across his top works, Cheng’s research is foundational for the next generation of truly wearable, comfortable, and functional electronic systems.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Disruptive, Soft, Wearable Sensors468 citations · 2019
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- 5Biomimetic Electronic Skin through Hierarchical Polymer Structural Design49 citations · 2023
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- 7Plasmene nanosheets as optical skin strain sensors27 citations · 2020
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- 10Introduction to the soft wearable sensors themed collection1 citations · 2025