Flexible fluid dynamic sensing devices can be conformally integrated with complex curved surfaces, enabling in situ and real-time monitoring of fluid dynamics. By leveraging principles from biological sensory systems, advanced micro/nanofabrication techniques, and flexible electronics, we aim to develop high performance flexible fluid dynamic sensing devices. These devices are expected to facilitate a range of engineering applications, including underwater exploration and intelligent healthcare. 

	[1] Biomimetic perception [2] Flexible sensing devices [3] Fluid dynamics monitoring [4] Smart skins for flow field decoding [5] Wearable/implanted flexible electronics

1. Micro/nano fabrication and intelligent integration of flexible electronics

Nano/microfabrication and intelligent integration are pivotal pathways to developing high-performance flexible electronics. In this study, we developed an in-situ forming method for porous conductive copolymers, constructing conformally attachable mechanical sensors, integration with intelligent algorithms, enabling the recognition of faint signals such as pulse and sound. Furthermore, a gravity-driven sedimentation process was proposed, yielding conductive hydrogels with stretchability up to 1100%, along with an all-in-one fabrication strategy of hydrogel electronics that facilitates multi‑dimensional integrated manufacturing of hydrogel‑based electronic devices.

• Advanced Functional Materials. 2024, 2409874. Frontispiece

• Advanced Science. 2025, 2415215. Frontispiece

• Advanced Functional Materials. 2024, 2401930.

• Chemical Engineering Journal. 2024, 485, 149659. ESI highly cited paper.

• Soft Science. 2024, 4, 26. 

2. Bioinspired flexible bio-integrated electronics for personized healthcare

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Hemodynamic monitoring plays a crucial role in its prevention and postoperative management. However, current clinical hemodynamic monitoring equipment is often costly, bulky, and limited to intermittent monitoring. Flexible flow sensors offer a promising solution for real-time and continuous hemodynamic monitoring. We have developed two types of flexible sensors—wearable and implantable—for hemodynamic assessment, achieving clinical-grade monitoring accuracy and enabling diagnosis of related conditions.

• Advanced Materials. 2026, e23029.Inside Backcover.

• ACS Nano. 2025, 19, 7661-7676. Inside Cover.

• Advanced Functional Materials. 2024, 2409874. Frontispiece

• Advanced Science. 2025, 2415215. Frontispiece

• Advanced Science. 2025, e18913. 

• Cell Reports Physical Science. 2023, 4, 101690.

• Nature. 2024, 628, 84-92. 

3. Bioinspired hydrodynamic sensing E-skins for underwater exploration

Flow sensing equips underwater robots with a "hydrodynamic imaging" capability, enabling them to operate in turbid environments. Commercial pressure sensors, however, suffer from rigidity and limited performance, making them difficult to integrate onto complex curved surfaces and achieve high-precision detection. We revealed the sensitivity-enhancing mechanism of flow-sensing units in eyeless cavefish lateral lines induced by constriction structures, and constructed an artificial canal lateral line system with constriction structures, achieving a detection limit of 3.2 mPa, comparable to that of the biological prototype. Furthermore, we elucidated the sensitivity-enhancing mechanism of the flow-sensing array induced by a unique head-horn body shape, and developed an artificial lateral line array employing a dual-stagnation-point sensitization strategy, leading to a 95% accuracy rate in underwater obstacle recognition.

• Advanced Science. 2024, 2406707.

• Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 2024, 34, 073001.

• Integrative Zoology. 2020, 15, 314-328.

• Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 2019, 14, 041001.

• Journal of Bionic Engineering. 2020, 17 64-75.

• Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 2019, 14 066004.

• Journal of Bionic Engineering. 2019, 16, 47-55.