Research & Innovation

Research & Innovation

Kai KE, Ph.D.

Title: Associate Professor

E-mail: kaike@scu.edu.cn

Website: http://www.polymeryangscu.com/team/8/57.html

Biography

2024 - Present Associate professor, Sichuan university

2019 - 2024  Pre-appointed associate professor, Sichuan University

2017 - 2019 Postdoc, Case Western Reserve University

2016 - 2017 Postdoc, Connecticut University

2012 - 2016  Technische Universität Dresden (PhD)

2009 - 2012  Sichuan University (MS)

2005 - 2009  Southwest Jiaotong University (BS)


Research Interests

o Electrically conductive polymer nanocomposites

o Piezoelectric polymers and polymer composites

o Flexible mechanical sensors and multifunctional e-skins

o Flexible/wearable electronics and stretchable electrodes;

o Biodegradable piezoelectric polymers and implantable bioelectronics.


Representative Publications

1. HQ Shao, KD Wei, T Gong, J Jia, CY Tang, XJ Zha, K Ke*, RY Bao, K Zhang, Y Wang, W Yang*. Elastic Janus Microarray Film Strain Sensors with Heterogeneous Modulus and Conductivity for Healthcare and Braille Identification, Advanced Functional Materials 2024, 34, 2316134.

2. J Jia, Y Peng, XJ Zha, K Ke*, RY Bao, ZY Liu, MB Yang, W Yang*. Janus and Heteromodulus Elastomeric Fiber Mats Feature Regulable Stress Redistribution for Boosted Strain Sensing Performance. ACS Nano 2022, 16(10), 16806-16815.

3. X Zhao, LY Wang, CY Tang, XJ Zha, Y Liu, BH Su, K Ke*, RY Bao, MB Yang, W Yang*. Smart Ti3C2Tx MXene Fabric with Fast Humidity Response and Joule Heating for Healthcare and Medical Therapy Applications. ACS Nano 2020,14(7), 8793-8805.

4. CY Tang, X Zhao, J Jia, S Wang, XJ Zha, B Yin, K Ke*, RY Bao, ZY Liu, Y Wang, K Zhang, MB Yang, W Yang*. Low-entropy structured wearable film sensor with piezoresistive-piezoelectric hybrid effect for 3D mechanical signal screening. Nano Energy 2021, 90, 106603.

5. WD Li, K Ke*, J Jia, JH Pu, X Zhao, RY Bao, ZY Liu, L Bai, K Zhang, MB Yang, W Yang*. Recent advances in multiresponsive flexible sensors towards E-skin: A delicate design for versatile sensing. Small 2022, 18(7), 2103734.

6. S Wang, CY Tang, J Jia, XJ Zha, JH Liu, X Zhao, K Ke*, Y Wang, W Yang*. Liquid Electrolyte-Assisted Electrospinning for Boosting Piezoelectricity of Poly (vinylidene Fluoride) Fiber Mats. Macromolecules 2023, 56(18), 7479-7489.