Conductive elastomers with high strain-stiffening capability for flexible electronic applications
Chemical Engineering Journal,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 159703 - 159703
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
Ultrastretchable, fatigue-resistant eutectogel with hierarchical bonding for advanced wearable monitoring
Опубликована: Апрель 22, 2025
Abstract
Wearable
healthcare
and
IoT
applications
demand
conductors
that
are
tough,
stretchable,
exhibit
skin-like
elasticity,
advanced
sensing
capabilities,
durability
under
dynamic
conditions.
However,
conventional
ionic
conductors,
such
as
hydrogels
eutectogels,
suffer
from
low
conductivity,
poor
fatigue
resistance,
limited
adaptability
to
deformation,
constrained
by
trade-offs
between
mechanical
robustness
electrical
performance.
Here,
we
present
an
ultrastretchable,
fatigue-resistant
organic
mixed
ionic-electronic
conductor
(OMIEC)
eutectogel
addresses
these
challenges
enhancing
inherently
competing
properties
through
a
novel
hierarchical
bonding
network.
This
structure
integrates
hydrogen
bonds
within
polymerizable
deep
eutectic
solvent
(PDES)
matrix
hydrophobic
interactions
derived
rigid,
mixed-conductive
domains,
forming
robust
conducting
gel
synergistic
design
significantly
enhances
toughness,
fracture
electromechanical
sensitivity,
while
maintaining
ultralow
hysteresis
(≤
1%)
strains
up
1,500%.
The
OMIEC
demonstrates
66-fold
increase
in
6.2-fold
improvement
energy,
4.5-fold
enhancement
complemented
self-healing
extend
life
beyond
100,000
cycles.
By
integrating
the
material
eliminates
traditional
trade-offs,
enabling
precise
stable
monitoring
of
physiological
motion,
temperature,
complex
human
gestures
environments.
multifunctional
establishes
transformative
platform
for
next-generation
wearable
bioelectronics,
providing
unparalleled
stretchability,
durability,
multi-sensing
performance
health
monitoring,
soft
robotics,
systems.
Язык: Английский
Low mechanical-hysteresis soft materials: materials, design, and applications
Journal of Materials Chemistry A,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
Low
mechanical
hysteresis
is
the
key
to
dynamic
response
and
stability
of
soft
materials.
This
review
aims
provide
an
overview
current
research
on
low
mechanical-hysteresis
materials,
with
a
focus
design
applications.
Язык: Английский