This paper presents a novel method to fabricate temperature sensor arrays by dispensing a graphite-polydimethylsiloxane composite on flexible polyimide films. The fabricated temperature sensor array has 64 sensing cells in a 4×4 cm2 area. The sensor array can be used as humanoid artificial skin for sensation system of robots. Interdigitated copper electrodes were patterned on the flexible polyi...

Organic-inorganic hybrid materials are attractive due to the combination of properties from the two distinct types of materials. In this work, transparent titania-polydimethylsiloxane hybrid materials with up to 15.5 vol. % TiO₂ content were prepared by an in situ non-aqueous method using titanium (IV) isopropoxide and hydroxy-terminated polydimethylsiloxane as precursors. Spectroscopy (Fourier...

Front Cover: In article 2200456 by Clément Mugemana and co-workers, adhesive films prepared from polydopamine-functionalized polydimethylsiloxane polymer co-networks with tunable stiffness nanoscale phase-separated morphologies are presented.

Magnetic-based polydimethylsiloxane microspheres (MPMs) are fabricated and its applications for measurement of magnetic field investigated. The MPMs prepared by first incorporating the uniformly sized Mn3O4 nanocrystals into (PDMS) matrix, then using a self-assembling method to obtain chain on fiber taper. regarded as optical resonators, demonstrating whispering gallery mo...

Superhydrophobic coatings have large application potential in self-cleaning textiles. Low durability, high cost of fabrication, and environmental concerns over the usage chemicals such as fluorocarbons limit utilization superhydrophobic coatings. This study reports a convenient inexpensive approach to fabricate robust fluorine-free fabrics based on transfer structured polymer films hydrophobic ...