Papers
10
Total Citations
1,921
H-Index
8
About
Yin Cheng is a leading researcher in wearable electronics, soft robotics, and smart materials, with a focus on developing fiber-based sensors and actuators that mimic biological systems. Their major contributions include the invention of a stretchable graphene-based fiber sensor with a unique “compression spring” structure, capable of detecting tensile strain, bending, and torsion (789 citations), and the development of direct-ink-write 3D printing of hydrogels for biomimetic soft robots (302 citations). Cheng also pioneered scalable thermoelectric fibers for multifunctional textile-electronics (219 citations) and created somatosensory, light-driven thin-film robots with integrated perception and motility (181 citations). Their work on stretchable electronic skin using silver nanowire composite fiber electrodes (162 citations) and fast autonomous healing magnetic elastomers for instantly recoverable soft robots (128 citations) further demonstrates their impact. With over 1,900 total citations across their top papers, Cheng’s research bridges materials science, robotics, and wearable technology, advancing applications in health monitoring, prosthetics, and smart textiles. Their innovative approaches to fiber-based sensing and actuation continue to inspire new directions in intelligent soft systems.
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Top Papers
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- 2Direct-Ink-Write 3D Printing of Hydrogels into Biomimetic Soft Robots302 citations · 2019
- 3Scalable thermoelectric fibers for multifunctional textile-electronics219 citations · 2020
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- 9Scalable thermoelectric fibers for multifunctional textile-electronics5 citations · 2020
- 10Smart Fibers Based on Low Dimensional Conductive Materials2 citations · 2018