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Darren J. Lipomi

University of California San Diego · US
Area of research
Biomedical Engineering · Polymers and Plastics
Research interest
Research interests include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Conducting polymers and applications, Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics, and Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques.
h-index
57
citations
16,801
works
169
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

A key role of PIEZO2 mechanosensitive ion channel in adipose sensory innervation
Cell Metabolism 2025cited by 14position: middledoi
PIEZO channels link mechanical forces to uterine contractions in parturition
Science 2025cited by 3position: middledoi
Quantifying the Effect of Intermonomer Improper Angles on Electron Delocalization in Conjugated Polymers
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2025cited by 2position: lastdoi
Conductive block copolymer elastomers and psychophysical thresholding for accurate haptic effects
Science Robotics 2024cited by 17position: lastdoi
Technology Roadmap for Flexible Sensors
ACS Nano 2023cited by 1,215position: middledoi
A 5 V-class cobalt-free battery cathode with high loading enabled by dry coating
Energy & Environmental Science 2023cited by 194position: middledoi
Tailoring Molecular‐Scale Contact at the Perovskite/Polymeric Hole‐Transporting Material Interface for Efficient Solar Cells
Advanced Materials 2023cited by 41position: middledoi
Effect of Additives on the Surface Morphology, Energetics, and Contact Resistance of PEDOT:PSS
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2023cited by 28position: lastdoi
Intrinsically Stretchable Block Copolymer Based on PEDOT:PSS for Improved Performance in Bioelectronic Applications
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2022cited by 58position: lastdoi
Increasing the Strength, Hardness, and Survivability of Semiconducting Polymers by Crosslinking
Advanced Materials Interfaces 2022cited by 20position: lastdoi
Comparison of the Mechanical Properties of a Conjugated Polymer Deposited Using Spin Coating, Interfacial Spreading, Solution Shearing, and Spray Coating
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021cited by 56position: lastdoi
Beyond Stretchability: Strength, Toughness, and Elastic Range in Semiconducting Polymers
Chemistry of Materials 2020cited by 131position: lastdoi
Virtual Texture Generated Using Elastomeric Conductive Block Copolymer in a Wireless Multimodal Haptic Glove
Advanced Intelligent Systems 2020cited by 60position: lastdoi
Printing Multi‐Material Organic Haptic Actuators
Advanced Materials 2020cited by 57position: middledoi
Stretchable Conductive Polymers and Composites Based on PEDOT and PEDOT:PSS
Advanced Materials 2019cited by 1,109position: lastdoi
Role of indentation depth and contact area on human perception of softness for haptic interfaces
Science Advances 2019cited by 77position: lastdoi
Combining High Sensitivity and Dynamic Range: Wearable Thin-Film Composite Strain Sensors of Graphene, Ultrathin Palladium, and PEDOT:PSS
ACS Applied Nano Materials 2019cited by 75position: lastdoi
Organic Haptics: Intersection of Materials Chemistry and Tactile Perception
Advanced Functional Materials 2019cited by 52position: firstdoi
Understanding the Electrochemical Properties of Naphthalene Diimide: Implication for Stable and High-Rate Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes
Chemistry of Materials 2018cited by 103position: middledoi
Effects of flexibility and branching of side chains on the mechanical properties of low-bandgap conjugated polymers
Polymer Chemistry 2018cited by 88position: lastdoi
Stretchable and Degradable Semiconducting Block Copolymers
Macromolecules 2018cited by 86position: lastdoi
RAFT Polymerization of an Intrinsically Stretchable Water-Soluble Block Copolymer Scaffold for PEDOT
Chemistry of Materials 2018cited by 74position: lastdoi
Influence of Systematic Incorporation of Conjugation-Break Spacers into Semi-Random Polymers on Mechanical and Electronic Properties
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2018cited by 61position: middledoi
Stretchable Conjugated Polymers: A Case Study in Topic Selection for New Research Groups
Accounts of Chemical Research 2018cited by 52position: lastdoi
Mechanical Properties of Organic Semiconductors for Stretchable, Highly Flexible, and Mechanically Robust Electronics
Chemical Reviews 2017cited by 877position: lastdoi
Measuring the Glass Transition Temperature of Conjugated Polymer Films with Ultraviolet–Visible Spectroscopy
Chemistry of Materials 2017cited by 168position: lastdoi
Comparison of Methods for Determining the Mechanical Properties of Semiconducting Polymer Films for Stretchable Electronics
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2017cited by 167position: lastdoi
Stretchable and ultraflexible organic electronics
MRS Bulletin 2017cited by 142position: firstdoi
The Language of Glove: Wireless gesture decoder with low-power and stretchable hybrid electronics
PLoS ONE 2017cited by 87position: lastdoi
Quantifying the Fracture Behavior of Brittle and Ductile Thin Films of Semiconducting Polymers
Chemistry of Materials 2017cited by 73position: lastdoi

Grants

BRITE Pivot: Molecular Basis of Mechanotransduction Probed Using Soft Materials Science
NSF2135428$599,9992022–2024PIRePORTER
Multihaptic wearable sensor enabled by biomimetic polymer to stoke engagement in swallowing rehabilitation therapy
NSF2223566$390,0002022–2025PIRePORTER
Organic actuators for biomedical haptics and as tools for understanding the tactile sense
NSF1929748$390,0002019–2022PIRePORTER
BRIGE: Photovoltaic Mapping of Gradients to Determine Structure-Function Relationships in Organic and Nanocrystalline Solar Cells
NSF1341973$175,0002013–2016PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Suchol Savagatrup · University of Arizona18 papers (2013–2018)Adam D. Printz · University of Arizona14 papers (2013–2022)Samuel E. Root · Case Western Reserve University13 papers (2014–2018)Daniel Rodriquez · University of California System12 papers (2014–2019)Aliaksandr V. Zaretski · Emory University10 papers (2013–2017)Alexander X. Chen · Lam Research (Austria)9 papers (2020–2025)Timothy F. O’Connor · University of California San Diego7 papers (2013–2020)Laure V. Kayser · University of Delaware7 papers (2018–2020)Andrew T. Kleinschmidt · Schrodinger (United States)7 papers (2016–2025)Mohammad A. Alkhadra · Massachusetts Institute of Technology5 papers (2017–2018)Rory Runser · University of California San Diego4 papers (2020–2022)Kartik Choudhary · Institute of Engineering4 papers (2020–2022)Andrew Chiang · Albert Einstein College of Medicine3 papers (2015–2018)Mickey Finn · University of California San Diego3 papers (2017–2020)Armando D. Urbina · University of Southern California3 papers (2017–2021)Rachel Blau · University of California San Diego3 papers (2022–2024)Jordan A. Bunch · University of California San Diego3 papers (2021–2023)Jianguo Mei · Purdue University West Lafayette3 papers (2016–2023)Julián Ramírez · University of California System3 papers (2018–2019)Eric J. Sawyer · University of California, San Diego3 papers (2014–2015)