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Yanhua Liu is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of wearable electronics, triboelectric materials, and intelligent soft robotics. Their most cited work, "Wearable Triboelectric Visual Sensors for Tactile Perception" (2022, 260 citations), introduced a groundbreaking approach to tactile sensing by integrating visible light feedback into wearable devices—enabling real-time, intuitive perception of pressure intensity for applications in electronic skin and biomedical monitoring. Liu has also advanced the field of shape-morphing hydrogels, developing grayscale stereolithography techniques that enable site-selective deformation in single hydrogel systems (2021, 36 citations), a critical step toward more sophisticated soft robotics. More recently, Liu has addressed fundamental material challenges, creating strain-insensitive triboelectric materials through structure-induced self-orientation (2024) and harnessing the Hofmeister effect to simultaneously strengthen and toughen cellulosic triboelectric films (2025)—solving the long-standing strength-toughness trade-off that has limited flexible electronics. With a growing body of work that bridges materials science, mechanical engineering, and device design, Liu’s research is shaping the future of wearable, self-powered, and responsive electronic systems.