Stretchable, self-healing and tissue-adhesive zwitterionic hydrogels as strain sensors for wireless monitoring of organ motions
Xinjie Pei, Hua Zhang, Yang Zhou, Linjie Zhou, Jun Fu
Abstract
Stretchable, self-healing, and fatigue resistant polyzwitterionic nanocomposite hydrogels with polydopamine robustly adhere to the heart and lungs for <italic>in situ</italic> monitoring of dynamic motions through wireless transmission.
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsSelf-healingMaterials scienceNanocompositeAdhesiveStrain (injury)Transmission (telecommunications)Self adhesiveNanotechnologyBiomedical engineeringComposite materialPolymer chemistryComputer scienceMedicineAnatomyTelecommunicationsPathologyLayer (electronics)Alternative medicineAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsConducting polymers and applicationsPolymer Surface Interaction Studies