Ultrafast and Mold‐Free Fabrication of Tactile Sensors via Pixel‐Level Sequential Grayscale Digital Light Processing Printing (Adv. Funct. Mater. 7/2026)
Abstract
Tactile Sensors In their Research Article (10.1002/adfm.202515914), Pin-Chuan Chen and co-workers present a mold-free and ultrafast fabrication strategy for tactile sensors using sequential grayscale digital-light-processing (s-gDLP) printing. Pixel-level grayscale modulation and dual UV exposure rapidly form microstructures and conductive layers in a single streamlined process. This fabrication approach creates a unique hierarchical microstructure design that enhances sensitivity, enables custom wearable sensor for multidirectional force detection, and supports scalable sensor arrays, demonstrating s-gDLP as a transformative approach for flexible and wearable electronics. Art by the team of INMYWORK Studio.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Advanced Materials and Mechanics
Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 7
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN