Ultrasensitive Wearable Soft Strain Sensors of Conductive, Self-healing, and Elastic Hydrogels with Synergistic “Soft and Hard” Hybrid Networks

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (30) ◽  
pp. 25559-25570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan-Jun Liu ◽  
Wen-Tao Cao ◽  
Ming-Guo Ma ◽  
Pengbo Wan
Keyword(s):  
Strain Sensors ◽  
Hybrid Networks ◽  
Self Healing

scholarly journals Dynamic Nanohybrid-Polysaccharide Hydrogels for Soft Wearable Strain Sensing

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 3574
Author(s):  
Pejman Heidarian ◽  
Hossein Yousefi ◽  
Akif Kaynak ◽  
Mariana Paulino ◽  
Saleh Gharaie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Strength ◽  
Strain Sensors ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
Nano Materials ◽  
Strain Sensing ◽  
Ferric Ions ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Adhesion Properties ◽  
High Mechanical Strength ◽  
The Moment

Electroconductive hydrogels with stimuli-free self-healing and self-recovery (SELF) properties and high mechanical strength for wearable strain sensors is an area of intensive research activity at the moment. Most electroconductive hydrogels, however, consist of static bonds for mechanical strength and dynamic bonds for SELF performance, presenting a challenge to improve both properties into one single hydrogel. An alternative strategy to successfully incorporate both properties into one system is via the use of stiff or rigid, yet dynamic nano-materials. In this work, a nano-hybrid modifier derived from nano-chitin coated with ferric ions and tannic acid (TA/Fe@ChNFs) is blended into a starch/polyvinyl alcohol/polyacrylic acid (St/PVA/PAA) hydrogel. It is hypothesized that the TA/Fe@ChNFs nanohybrid imparts both mechanical strength and stimuli-free SELF properties to the hydrogel via dynamic catecholato-metal coordination bonds. Additionally, the catechol groups of TA provide mussel-inspired adhesion properties to the hydrogel. Due to its electroconductivity, toughness, stimuli-free SELF properties, and self-adhesiveness, a prototype soft wearable strain sensor is created using this hydrogel and subsequently tested.

Highly viscoelastic, stretchable, conductive, and self-healing strain sensors based on cellulose nanofiber-reinforced polyacrylic acid hydrogel

Cellulose ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 4295-4311
Author(s):  
Yue Jiao ◽  
Kaiyue Lu ◽  
Ya Lu ◽  
Yiying Yue ◽  
Xinwu Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polyacrylic Acid ◽  
Strain Sensors ◽  
Cellulose Nanofiber ◽  
Self Healing

Low temperature tolerant, ultrasensitive strain sensors based on self-healing hydrogel for self-monitor of human motion

2019 ◽  
Vol 257 ◽  
pp. 116177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shengping Dai ◽  
Xinghao Hu ◽  
Xiuzhu Xu ◽  
Xiaoting Cao ◽  
Yuewen Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Human Motion ◽  
Strain Sensors ◽  
Self Healing

scholarly journals Dynamic Mussel-Inspired Chitin Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Wearable Strain Sensors

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pejman Heidarian ◽  
Abbas Z. Kouzani ◽  
Akif Kaynak ◽  
Ali Zolfagharian ◽  
Hossein Yousefi
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Polyacrylic Acid ◽  
Strain Sensors ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
Network Stability ◽  
Ferric Ions ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Nanocomposite Hydrogels ◽  
Healing Efficiency ◽  
Hydrogel Network

It is an ongoing challenge to fabricate an electroconductive and tough hydrogel with autonomous self-healing and self-recovery (SELF) for wearable strain sensors. Current electroconductive hydrogels often show a trade-off between static crosslinks for mechanical strength and dynamic crosslinks for SELF properties. In this work, a facile procedure was developed to synthesize a dynamic electroconductive hydrogel with excellent SELF and mechanical properties from starch/polyacrylic acid (St/PAA) by simply loading ferric ions (Fe3+) and tannic acid-coated chitin nanofibers (TA-ChNFs) into the hydrogel network. Based on our findings, the highest toughness was observed for the 1 wt.% TA-ChNF-reinforced hydrogel (1.43 MJ/m3), which is 10.5-fold higher than the unreinforced counterpart. Moreover, the 1 wt.% TA-ChNF-reinforced hydrogel showed the highest resistance against crack propagation and a 96.5% healing efficiency after 40 min. Therefore, it was chosen as the optimized hydrogel to pursue the remaining experiments. Due to its unique SELF performance, network stability, superior mechanical, and self-adhesiveness properties, this hydrogel demonstrates potential for applications in self-wearable strain sensors.

Ultrastretchable and Stable Strain Sensors Based on Antifreezing and Self-Healing Ionic Organohydrogels for Human Motion Monitoring

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 9405-9414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Wu ◽  
Zixuan Wu ◽  
Xing Lu ◽  
Songjia Han ◽  
Bo-Ru Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Motion ◽  
Strain Sensors ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
Human Motion Monitoring

Flexible strain sensors with rapid self-healing by multiple hydrogen bonds

Polymer ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 202 ◽  
pp. 122657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Liu ◽  
Xinhe Li ◽  
Xiuyan Ren ◽  
Guang feng Wu
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Strain Sensors ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
Multiple Hydrogen Bonds

scholarly journals Extremely Stretchable Strain Sensors Based on Conductive Self-Healing Dynamic Cross-Links Hydrogels for Human-Motion Detection

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1600190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guofa Cai ◽  
Jiangxin Wang ◽  
Kai Qian ◽  
Jingwei Chen ◽  
Shaohui Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motion Detection ◽  
Human Motion ◽  
Strain Sensors ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
Human Motion Detection ◽  
Cross Links

Mechanical, adhesive and self-healing ionic liquid hydrogels for electrolytes and flexible strain sensors

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (32) ◽  
pp. 11119-11127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zijian Gao ◽  
Lingshu Kong ◽  
Rining Jin ◽  
Xin Liu ◽  
Wei Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Strain Sensors ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
Flexible Sensor ◽  
Conductive Properties

The prepared ionic liquid hydrogel was employed as flexible sensor and electrolyte with great mechanical, self-healing, adhesive and conductive properties.

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