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34. Chen, J., Xu, C., et al. on "Bioelectronic Materials".
33. Xu, C., Bao, Z. et al. on "Advanced Pressure Sensor Designs".
After Joining UAB (Aug 2024)
32. Manuscript on "Tactile Electronic Skin"
Xu, C.; Shi, B.; Bao, Z. et al.
Research Article. Under 2nd Review (2026)
31. A Skin-Inspired High-κ Self-Healing Polymer for Low-Voltage Dielectric Elastomer Actuators
Lai, J.-C.*; Kim, E.*; Xu, C.*; Niu, S.*; Jiang, Y.; Zhong, D.; Peng, Y.; Wang, W.; Zhang, Z.; Copper, C. B.; Gong, H.; Yan, H.; Lin, Y.; Liu, D.; Zhao, C.; Wu, C.; Chen, Y.; Zhang, S.; Zheng, Y.; Chen, G.; Dong, F.; Tok, J. B.-H.; Bao, Z. (*Equal contribution, Co-first author)
Advanced Materials (2026)
https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202523659
30. Spatiochemical Segregation in Porous Lithium−Metal Interphases
Yu, W.; Lyu, H.; Li, D.; Lin, K.-Y.; Florian, J.; Cho, Y.; Xu, X.; Chen, Y.; Hao, H.; Xu, C.; Nordlund, D.; Nanda, J.; Qin, J.; Cui, Y.; Bao, Z.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 148 (23): 24084–24095 (2026)
29. Ultrasensitive Soft Vibration Sensors based on Atomically Thin Metal Dichalcogenide Ribbon Networks
Xu, C.*; Li, X.*; Bao, Z. et al. (*Equal contribution)
Science Advances 12, eaeb6733 (2026).
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aeb6733
*Collaboration with the Honda Research Institute, USA
28. Multimodal Machine Learning for Soft Electronic Materials Discovery Under Data Scarcity
FNU, B.; Nguyen, V.; Sharma, A.; Molla, Md.; Xu, C. ✉️; Hy, S. ✉️
Submitted (2026)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.18032
https://github.com/HySonLab/Polymers
*Collaboration with Prof. Truong Son Hy from UAB CS
27. Wireless Soft Implantable Pressure Sensors based on Liquid Metal with Large-Area Mapping and Adaptive Implantation Capabilities
Kim, M.; Yeon, P.; Ruth, S.; Park, J.; Lai, J.; Zhong, D.; Xu, C.; Kim, J.; Arbabian, A.; Fox, P.; Bao, Z.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 123 (8) e2528796123 (2026)
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2528796123
26. Advancing Soft Robotics: Recent Progress in Dielectric Elastomer and Fluidic Actuators
Molla, Md.; Chen, J.; Xu, C. ✉️
npj Robotics, 4 17 (2026)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44182-026-00074-3
25. A Skin-Inspired, Capacitive Array for Tactile Modulus Detection via a Scalable Rigid-Island Architecture
Berman, A.; Shi, B.; Zaluska, T.; Yong, A.; Clees, S.; Xu, C.; Beker, L.; Bao, Z.
npj Flexible Electronics, (2025)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41528-025-00503-7
24. A Compact, Elastomeric Multimodal Sensor for Tactile Softness Discrimination
Berman, A.; Shi, B.; Kim, E.; Root, S.; Xu, C.; Beker, L.; Bao, Z.
Advanced Materials Technologies, e01685, (2025)
https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/admt.202501685
23. Skin-like drift-free biosensors with stretchable diode-connected organic field-effect transistors
Zhao, C.; Park, J.; Maulà, D.; Yuan, Y.; Zhong, D.; Wang, W.; Liu, Q.; Xu, C.; Zheng, Y.; Mow, R.; Jiang, Y.; Xu, C.; Lyu, H.; Michalek, L.; Berman, A.; Jiang, Y.; Wei, S.; Zhu, C.; Wu, C.; Abramson, A.; Kim, E.; Ji, X.; Yu, Z.; Shi, J.; Khatib, M.; Shi, B.; Bao, Z.
Nature Electronics, 8, 981-993 (2025)
22. DexSkin: High-Coverage Conformable Robotic Skin for Learning Contact-Rich Manipulation
Wistreich, S.; Shi, B.; Tian, S.; Clarke, S.; Nath, M.; Xu, C.; Bao, Z.; Wu, J.
Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL) in Seoul (2025)
21. Spiral NeuroString: High-Density Soft Bioelectronic Fibers for Multimodal Sensing and Stimulation
Khatib, M.; Zhao, E.; Wei, S.; Park. J.; Abramson, A.; Bishop, E.; Chen, C.; Thomas, A.; Xu, C.; Lee, Y.; Hamnett, R.; Yu, W.; Root, S.; Yuan, L.; Chakhtoura, D.; Kim, K. K.; Zhong, D.; Nishio, Y.; Zhao, C.; Wu, C.; Jiang, Y.; Zhang, A.; Li, J.; Wang, W.; Salimi-Jazi, F.; Rafeeqi, T.; Hemed. N. M.; J. B.-H.; Chen, X.; Kaltschmidt, J.; Dunn, J.; Bao, Z.
Nature, 645, 656–664 (2025)
20. From Nature’s Masters of Camouflage to Engineered Optics: Cephalopod-Inspired Materials and Technologies
Xu, C. ✉️
Invited Article. Journal of Materials Chemistry C (2025)
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2025/tc/d5tc02185e
19. Compression-after-impact behaviors of fiber reinforced polymer matrix composites: A Comprehensive Review
Ning, H.; Selvum, P.; Xu, C., Vaidya, U.
Journal of Composite Materials (2025)
18. Scalable, rapid, and predictable ultraviolet-visible-near-infrared camouflage systems inspired by squid skin
Liu, P.; Xu, C.; Gorodetsky, A.
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 13, 11040–11051 (2025)
Before Joining UAB (Aug 2024)
17. Additively Manufactured Micro-Lattice Dielectrics for Multiaxial Capacitive Sensors
Berman, A.; Hsiao, K.; Root, S., Choi, H., Ilyn, D., Xu, C.; Stein, E.; Cutkosky, M., DeSimone, J. M.; Bao, Z.
Science Advances, 10, eadq8866 (2024)
16. A Transparent, Patternable, and Stretchable Conducting Polymer Solid Electrode for Dielectric Elastomer Actuators
Kim, E.; Lai, J.-C.; Michalek, L.; Wang, W.; Xu, C., Lyu, H.; Yu, W., Park, H.; Tomo, Y.; Root, S.; Lee, B.; Park, J.; Park, B.; Wei, S.; Zhao, C.; Bao, Z.
Advanced Functional Materials, 2411880 (2024)
15. Shape-memory-assisted self-healing of periodic dynamic polymers with high energy density and tunable actuation temperature
Shi, Y.; Cooper, C. B.; Nogusa, T.; Lai, L.; Lyu, H.; Khatib, M.; Xu, C.; Michalek, L.; Bao, Z.
Matter, 7, 2108–2124 (2024)
14. High-speed and large-scale intrinsically stretchable integrated circuits
Zhong, D.; Wu, C.; Jiang, Y.; Kim, M.; Nishio, Y.; Shih, C.; Wang, W.; Lai, J.; Ji, X.; Gao, T.; Wang, Y.; Xu, C.; Zheng, Y.; Yu, Z.; Gong, H.; Matsuhisa, N.; Zhao, C.; Lei, Y.; Liu, D.; Zhang, S.; Ochiai, Y.; Tok, J. B.-H.; Bao, Z.
Nature, 627 (8003), 313-320 (2024)
13. Octopus-Inspired Deception and Signaling Systems from an Exceptionally-stable Nonacene Derivative
Pratakshya. P.*; Xu. C.*; Dibble J.*; Mukazhanova A.; Liu, P.; Burke, A.; Kurakake, R.; Lopez, R; Dennison, P.; Sharifzadeh, S.; Gorodetsky, A. A. (*Equal contribution)
Nature Communications, 14 (1), 8528 (2023)
Video credit: National Geographic
12. Neuromorphic Sensorimotor Loop Embodied by Monolithically Integrated, Low-Voltage, Soft e-Skin
Wang, W.; Jiang, Y.; Zhong, D.; Zhang, Z.; Choudhury, S.; Lai, J.-C.; Gong, H.; Niu, S.; Yan, X.; Zheng, Y.; Shih, C.-C.; Ning, R.; Lin, Q.; Li, D.; Kim, Y.-H.; Kim, J.; Wang, Y.-X.; Zhao, C.; Xu, C.; Ji, X.; Nishio, Y.; Lyu, H.; Tok, J. B.-H.; Bao, Z.
Science, 380 (6646), 735–742 (2023)
11. Tunable 1D and 2D Polyacrylonitrile Nanosheet Superstructures
Gong, H.; Patino, D. U.; Ilavsky, J.; Kuzmenko, I.; Peña-Alcántara, A. E.; Zhu, C.; Coffey, A. H.; Michalek, L.; Elabd, A.; Gao, X.; Chen, S.; Xu, C.; Yan, H.; Jiang, Y.; Wang, W.; Peng, Y.; Zeng, Y.; Lyu, H.; Moon, H.; Bao, Z.
ACS Nano, 17 (18), 18392–18401 (2023)
10. High-Brightness All-Polymer Stretchable LED with Charge-Trapping Dilution
Zhang, Z.; Wang, W.; Jiang, Y.; Wang, Y.-X.; Wu, Y.; Lai, J.-C.; Niu, S.; Xu, C.; Shih, C.-C.; Wang, C.; Yan, H.; Galuska, L.; Prine, N.; Wu, H.-C.; Zhong, D.; Chen, G.; Matsuhisa, N.; Zheng, Y.; Yu, Z.; Wang, Y.; Dauskardt, R.; Gu, X.; Tok, J. B.-H.; Bao, Z.
Nature, 603 (7902), 624–630 (2022)
9. Fast-Charging of Hybrid Lithium-Ion/Lithium-Metal Anodes by Nanostructured Hard Carbon Host
Gong, H.; Chen, Y.; Chen, S.; Xu, C.; Yang, Y.; Ye, Y.; Huang, Z.; Ning, R.; Cui, Y.; Bao, Z.
ACS Energy Letters, 7 (12), 4417–4426 (2022)
8. Long-Range Proton Transport in Films from a Reflectin-Derived Polypeptide
Xu, C.; Kandel, N.; Qiao, X.; Khan, Md. I.; Pratakshya, P.; Tolouei, N. E.; Chen, B.; Gorodetsky, A. A.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13 (18), 20938–20946 (2021)
7. Reconfigurable Micro- and Nano-Structured Camouflage Surfaces Inspired by Cephalopods
Liu, Y.*; Feng, Z.*; Xu, C.; Chatterjee, A.; Gorodetsky, A. A.
ACS Nano, 15 (11), 17299–17309 (2021)
6. Stretchable Cephalopod‐Inspired Multimodal Camouflage Systems
Xu, C.; Colorado Escobar, M.; Gorodetsky, A. A
Advanced Materials, 32 (16), 1905717 (2020)
5. Cephalopod-inspired adaptive infrared materials and systems
Xu, C.; Leung, E. M.; Gorodetsky, A. A.
WorldWide - ElectroActive Polymer Newsletter (Edited by Dr. Yoseph Bar-Cohen, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), 21, 13–15 (2019)
4. Adaptive Infrared-Reflecting Systems Inspired by Cephalopods
Xu, C.; Stiubianu, G. T.; Gorodetsky, A. A
Science, 359 (6383), 1495–1500 (2018)
3. A Novel Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Based on Compliant Polyvinyl Alcohol Hydrogel Electrodes
Xu, C.; Li, B.; Xu, C.; Zheng, J.
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 26 (11), 9213–9218 (2015)
2. Self-Polarized Piezoelectric Thin Films: Preparation, Formation Mechanism and Application
Li, B.; Xu, C.; Zhang, F.; Zheng, J.; Xu, C.
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 3 (34), 8926–8931 (2015)
1. Sensitivity of Pressure Sensors Enhanced by Doping Silver Nanowires
Li, B.; Xu, C.; Zheng, J.; Xu, C.
Sensors, 14 (6), 9889–9899 (2014)
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