Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
10(1)
Published: Nov. 26, 2019
The
emergence
of
wearable
electronics
puts
batteries
closer
to
the
human
skin,
exacerbating
need
for
battery
materials
that
are
robust,
highly
ionically
conductive,
and
stretchable.
Herein,
we
introduce
a
supramolecular
design
as
an
effective
strategy
overcome
canonical
tradeoff
between
mechanical
robustness
ionic
conductivity
in
polymer
electrolytes.
lithium
ion
conductor
utilizes
orthogonally
functional
H-bonding
domains
ion-conducting
create
electrolyte
with
unprecedented
toughness
(29.3
MJ
m-3)
high
(1.2
×
10-4
S
cm-1
at
25
°C).
Implementation
binder
material
allows
creation
stretchable
lithium-ion
electrodes
strain
capability
over
900%
via
conventional
slurry
process.
nature
these
components
enables
intimate
bonding
electrode-electrolyte
interface.
Combination
leads
capacity
1.1
mAh
cm-2
functions
even
when
stretched
70%
strain.
method
reported
here
decoupling
from
properties
opens
promising
route
high-toughness
transport
energy
storage
applications.
Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
6(16)
Published: June 14, 2019
Abstract
Given
their
durability
and
long‐term
stability,
self‐healable
hydrogels
have,
in
the
past
few
years,
emerged
as
promising
replacements
for
many
brittle
currently
being
used
preclinical
or
clinical
trials.
To
this
end,
incompatibility
between
hydrogel
toughness
rapid
self‐healing
remains
unaddressed,
therefore
most
of
still
face
serious
challenges
within
dynamic
mechanically
demanding
environment
human
organs/tissues.
Furthermore,
depending
on
target
tissue,
must
comply
with
a
wide
range
properties
including
electrical,
biological,
mechanical.
Notably,
incorporation
nanomaterials
into
double‐network
is
showing
great
promise
feasible
way
to
generate
above‐mentioned
attributes.
Here,
recent
progress
development
multifunctional
various
tissue
engineering
applications
discussed
detail.
Their
potential
rapidly
expanding
areas
bioelectronic
hydrogels,
cyborganics,
soft
robotics
are
further
highlighted.
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
3(2)
Published: Feb. 3, 2017
Implanted
brain
electrodes
construct
the
only
means
to
electrically
interface
with
individual
neurons
in
vivo,
but
their
recording
efficacy
and
biocompatibility
pose
limitations
on
scientific
clinical
applications.
We
showed
that
nanoelectronic
thread
(NET)
subcellular
dimensions,
ultraflexibility,
cellular
surgical
footprints
form
reliable,
glial
scar-free
neural
integration.
demonstrated
NET
reliably
detected
tracked
units
for
months;
impedance,
noise
level,
single-unit
yield,
signal
amplitude
remained
stable
during
long-term
implantation.
In
vivo
two-photon
imaging
postmortem
histological
analysis
revealed
seamless,
integration
of
probes
local
vasculature
networks,
featuring
fully
recovered
capillaries
an
intact
blood-brain
barrier
complete
absence
chronic
neuronal
degradation
scar.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
48(6), P. 1566 - 1595
Published: Dec. 6, 2018
Highly
conductive
and
intrinsically
stretchable
electrodes
are
vital
components
of
soft
electronics
such
as
transistors
circuits,
sensors
actuators,
light-emitting
diode
arrays,
energy
harvesting
devices.
Many
kinds
conducting
nanomaterials
with
outstanding
electrical
mechanical
properties
have
been
integrated
elastomers
to
produce
nanocomposites.
Understanding
the
characteristics
these
nanocomposites
assessing
feasibility
their
fabrication
therefore
critical
for
development
high-performance
conductors
electronic
We
herein
summarise
recent
advances
in
based
on
percolation
networks
nanoscale
fillers
elastomeric
media.
After
discussing
material-,
dimension-,
size-dependent
implications,
we
highlight
various
techniques
that
used
reduce
contact
resistance
between
filler
materials.
Furthermore,
categorize
elastomer
matrices
different
stretchabilities
polymeric
chain
structures.
Then,
discuss
toward
use
electronics.
Finally,
provide
representative
examples
device
applications
conclude
review
a
brief
outlook
future
research.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
33(6)
Published: Aug. 23, 2020
Abstract
Stretchable
electronics,
which
can
retain
their
functions
under
stretching,
have
attracted
great
interest
in
recent
decades.
Elastic
substrates,
bear
the
applied
strain
and
regulate
distribution
circuits,
are
indispensable
components
stretchable
electronics.
Moreover,
self‐healing
property
of
substrate
is
a
premise
to
endow
electronics
with
same
characteristics,
so
device
may
recover
from
failure
resulting
large
frequent
deformations.
Therefore,
properties
elastic
crucial
overall
performance
devices.
Poly(dimethylsiloxane)
(PDMS)
widely
used
as
material
for
not
only
because
its
advantages,
include
stable
chemical
properties,
good
thermal
stability,
transparency,
biological
compatibility,
but
also
capability
attaining
designer
functionalities
via
surface
modification
bulk
tailoring.
Herein,
strategies
fabricating
on
PDMS
substrates
summarized,
influence
physical
PDMS,
including
status,
modulus,
geometric
structures,
discussed.
Finally,
challenges
future
opportunities
based
considered.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
8(1)
Published: Nov. 15, 2017
Soft
bioelectronic
devices
provide
new
opportunities
for
next-generation
implantable
owing
to
their
soft
mechanical
nature
that
leads
minimal
tissue
damages
and
immune
responses.
However,
a
form
of
the
optoelectronic
device
optical
sensing
retinal
stimulation
has
not
been
developed
yet
because
bulkiness
rigidity
conventional
imaging
modules
composing
materials.
Here,
we
describe
high-density
hemispherically
curved
image
sensor
array
leverages
atomically
thin
MoS2-graphene
heterostructure
strain-releasing
designs.
The
exhibits
infrared
blindness
successfully
acquires
pixelated
signals.
We
corroborate
validity
proposed
materials
ultrathin
designs
through
theoretical
modeling
finite
element
analysis.
Then,
propose
as
promising
in
implant.
CurvIS
is
applied
human
eye-inspired
can
detect
signals
apply
programmed
electrical
optic
nerves
with
minimum
side
effects
retina.
