Journal of Materials Chemistry B,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11(10), P. 2036 - 2062
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Hydrogels,
soft
3D
materials
of
cross-linked
hydrophilic
polymer
chains
with
a
high
water
content,
have
found
numerous
applications
in
biomedicine
because
their
similarity
to
native
tissue,
biocompatibility
and
tuneable
properties.
In
general,
hydrogels
are
poor
conductors
electric
current,
due
the
insulating
nature
commonly-used
chains.
A
number
biomedical
require
or
benefit
from
an
increased
electrical
conductivity.
These
include
used
as
scaffolds
for
tissue
engineering
electroactive
cells,
strain-sensitive
sensors
platforms
controlled
drug
delivery.
The
incorporation
conductive
nanomaterials
results
nanocomposite
which
combine
conductivity
nature,
flexibility
content
hydrogels.
Here,
we
review
state
art
such
materials,
describing
theories
current
conduction
hydrogels,
outlining
limitations
highlighting
methods
improving
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
34(24)
Published: Jan. 19, 2022
Abstract
Materials
able
to
regenerate
after
damage
have
been
the
object
of
investigation
since
ancient
times.
For
instance,
self‐healing
concretes,
resist
earthquakes,
aging,
weather,
and
seawater
known
times
Rome
are
still
research.
During
last
decade,
there
has
an
increasing
interest
in
electronic
materials,
for
applications
skin
(E‐skin)
health
monitoring,
wearable
stretchable
sensors,
actuators,
transistors,
energy
harvesting,
storage
devices.
Self‐healing
materials
based
on
conducting
polymers
particularly
attractive
due
their
tunable
high
conductivity,
good
stability,
intrinsic
flexibility,
excellent
processability
biocompatibility.
Here
recent
developments
reviewed
field
polymers,
such
as
poly
3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene
(PEDOT),
polypyrrole
(PPy),
polyaniline
(PANI).
The
different
types
healing,
strategies
adopted
optimize
electrical
mechanical
properties,
various
possible
healing
mechanisms
introduced.
Finally,
main
challenges
perspectives
discussed.
Small,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
18(47)
Published: Oct. 10, 2022
Hydrogel
electronics
have
attracted
growing
interest
for
emerging
applications
in
personal
healthcare
management,
human-machine
interaction,
etc.
Herein,
a
"doping
then
gelling"
strategy
to
synthesize
supramolecular
PANI/PAA
hydrogel
with
specific
strand
entangled
network
is
proposed,
by
doping
the
PANI
acrylic
acid
(AA)
monomers
avoid
aggregation.
The
high-density
electrostatic
interaction
between
PAA
and
chains
serves
as
dynamic
bond
initiate
entanglement,
enabling
PAA/PANI
ultra-stretchability
(2830%),
high
breaking
strength
(120
kPa),
rapid
self-healing
properties.
Moreover,
hydrogel-based
sensor
strain
sensitivity
(gauge
factor
=
12.63),
responding
time
(222
ms),
robust
conductivity-based
sensing
behavior
under
cyclic
stretching
developed.
A
set
of
precisely
monitor
human
movements
also
demonstrated,
indicating
promising
application
prospect
wearable
devices.
Industrial Chemistry and Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
1(1), P. 39 - 59
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Lithium
batteries
have
received
a
lot
of
attention
in
recent
years.
This
comment
reviewed
the
application
ionic
liquid
and
poly(ionic
liquid)-based
electrolytes
lithium
batteries.
Journal of Materials Chemistry B,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11(10), P. 2036 - 2062
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Hydrogels,
soft
3D
materials
of
cross-linked
hydrophilic
polymer
chains
with
a
high
water
content,
have
found
numerous
applications
in
biomedicine
because
their
similarity
to
native
tissue,
biocompatibility
and
tuneable
properties.
In
general,
hydrogels
are
poor
conductors
electric
current,
due
the
insulating
nature
commonly-used
chains.
A
number
biomedical
require
or
benefit
from
an
increased
electrical
conductivity.
These
include
used
as
scaffolds
for
tissue
engineering
electroactive
cells,
strain-sensitive
sensors
platforms
controlled
drug
delivery.
The
incorporation
conductive
nanomaterials
results
nanocomposite
which
combine
conductivity
nature,
flexibility
content
hydrogels.
Here,
we
review
state
art
such
materials,
describing
theories
current
conduction
hydrogels,
outlining
limitations
highlighting
methods
improving
