{"id":4721,"date":"2026-08-17T07:55:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T07:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/scebe-research\/?p=4721"},"modified":"2026-08-17T07:55:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T07:55:43","slug":"edinburgh-napier-university-researchers-have-made-a-significant-breakthrough-in-multifunctional-soft-3d-electrode-platform-for-wearable-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/scebe-research\/edinburgh-napier-university-researchers-have-made-a-significant-breakthrough-in-multifunctional-soft-3d-electrode-platform-for-wearable-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"Edinburgh Napier University researchers have made a significant breakthrough in multifunctional soft 3D electrode platform for wearable devices."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The researchers led by Associate Professor Libu Manjakkal showcase the university&#8217;s commitment to advanced electronics components device development for wearable health monitoring systems. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The study\u00a0focusses\u00a0on\u00a0a multifunctional soft 3D electrode platform by growing ZnO nanoflowers on the surface and pore walls of a PDMS\/MWCNT foam scaffold. Dr. Manjakkal said \u2018starting from a simple sugar-cube template, we engineered a highly porous architecture that integrates energy storage, energy conversion, and bioinspired sensing functionalities within a single device\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mr. Jithin the lead PhD student of this work prepared ZnO nanoflowers on the surface and internal walls of the\u00a0PDMS\/MWCNT\u00a03D structure. Based on these new electrochemical capacitors were developed and which exhibit multifunctional properties.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prof. Luis Pereira and team\u00a0from\u00a0NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal\u00a0made\u00a0significant contribution on materials characterisation of these multifunctional electrodes through excellent collaboration in this work.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Manjakkal said this research opens a new opportunity of bioinspired integrated sensing system with simultaneously sensing mechanical stimuli, generating electrical signals, and storing energy for next generation of wearable electronics and human-machine interaction. <\/span><span 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