Feed‐Draw Printing Enables Monolithically Integrated Flexible Sensors With High Interfacial Toughness and Wide Linear Range

X Xingxiang Li Z Ziqi Hua (Institute of Humanoid Robots Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China) Y Yuxuan Sun B Boxi Sun D Dongxiao Li J Jiyang Wu Z Zhengchao Du (Institute of Humanoid Robots Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China) M Mengting Wang H Hao Jing Y Yi Liu H Hongbin Zang (School of Manufacturing Science and Engineering Southwest University of Science and Technology Mianyang China) W Weihua Li (Department of Neuroscience, Washington University School of Medicine) T Tingrui Pan S Shiwu Zhang M Mujun Li

Abstract

ABSTRACT Flexible sensors are essential for wearable electronics and robotic perception, yet their practical deployment is fundamentally constrained by the compromise between sensing sensitivity and mechanical durability, as well as the deficiency in achieving robust integration with other functional components. Here, we report a monolithic microcone capacitive sensor (MMCS) fabricated via a feed‐draw printing (FDP) strategy, which enables the direct fabrication of programmable microcone morphologies and in situ co‐curing across dielectric and electrode layers. This strategy generates continuous, covalently interlinked interfaces with interfacial toughness of up to 1 547 J m −2 , representing 3.97 times that of existing microcone counterparts. As a result, the MMCS exhibits outstanding durability, maintaining stable performance over 200 000 loading cycles. Meanwhile, the programmable microcone morphology offers on‐demand sensitivity tuning (reaching 0.29 kPa −1 ), achieving a low limit of detection of 1 Pa and a wide measurement range from 0 to 450 kPa. Furthermore, the MMCS is monolithically printed into wearable bands for sports analytics, and within magnetic soft grippers for grasping perception. This work establishes a generalizable route for covalently bonded, sensitivity‐enhanced, and functionally integrated soft sensors, paving the way for high‐performance practical wearable and robotic interfaces.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 38, Issue 46
Published August 01, 2026
ISSN 0935-9648
Publisher Unknown Publisher

Journal Info

Advanced Materials

Unknown Publisher

ISSN: 0935-9648 Physical Sciences

Authors (15)

X

Xingxiang Li

Z

Ziqi Hua

Institute of Humanoid Robots Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China

Y

Yuxuan Sun

B

Boxi Sun

D

Dongxiao Li

J

Jiyang Wu

Z

Zhengchao Du

Institute of Humanoid Robots Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China

M

Mengting Wang

H

Hao Jing

Y

Yi Liu

H

Hongbin Zang

School of Manufacturing Science and Engineering Southwest University of Science and Technology Mianyang China

W

Weihua Li

Department of Neuroscience, Washington University School of Medicine

T

Tingrui Pan

S

Shiwu Zhang

M

Mujun Li