A Skin-Inspired Self-Adaptive System for Temperature Control During Dynamic Wound Healing

Yaqi Geng; Guoyin Chen; Ran Cao; Hongmei Dai; Zexu Hu; Senlong Yu; Le Wang; Liping Zhu; Hengxue Xiang; Meifang Zhu

doi:10.1007/s40820-024-01345-0

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