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Actual Visualization of Mechanical Mapping via Hofmeister Effect-Regulated Elastic Structure-Colors

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Xinya Zhang
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Yonghuan Chen
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Yongtao Tang
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Zilong He
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Yuanyuan Wu
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Jihan Qu
朱明山 (Mingshan Zhu) *
李风煜 (Fengyu Li) *
DOI:10.1021/acs.analchem.6c01872delete
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Finite element analysis (FEA) is widely used for mechanical mapping in flexible sensors but lacks direct experimental validation and real-time visualization, limiting its analytical reliability. Here, we report an elastic structure-color hydrogel that enables quantitative visual mechanical mapping by integrating Hofmeister effect-regulated mechanical tunability with the structural sensitivity of photonic crystal arrays. Pressure-induced deformation is transduced into optical signals, exhibiting a blue shift from 652 to 589 nm over 0–30 kPa and a linear stress-optical response under 4–18 kPa (R2 = 0.992). FEA simulations of electric-field redistribution agree well with experimental results, establishing a bidirectional simulation-experiment validation framework. The system achieves high-resolution spatial pressure mapping and 99.2% classification accuracy in biomechanical analysis. Additionally, the platform enables qualitative and quantitative drug analysis, demonstrating its versatility. This work establishes a virtual–real closed-loop analytical strategy for multimodal, quantitative sensing in flexible sensor technologies.

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Analytical Chemistry cover
Analytical Chemistry
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6.7
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zhengzhou university
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9.4K
Papers: 2.7K
Citations: 2
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jinan university
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Citations: 38
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