Low-hysteresis and highly linear sensors based on environmentally stable, adhesive, and antibacterial hydrogels
Chengmeng Wei, Yao Wang, Yongjie Liang, Jiaming Wu, Li Feng, Qiuxia Luo, Yewei Lu, Cuiwen Liu, Ru Zhang, Zhenpin Lu, Baiping Xu, Ning Qing, Liuyan Tang
Abstract
Ionic hydrogels (PVA-PA-E/M hydrogels) with high adhesive strength, good environmental stability, excellent antibacterial properties, and high conductivity. The hydrogel-based strain sensor exhibited low hysteresis and high linearity simultaneously.
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsAdhesiveMaterials scienceHysteresisIonic bondingComposite materialAntibacterial activityIonic strengthConductivityChemical engineeringPolymer chemistryChemistryAqueous solutionIonOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsGeneticsBacteriaBiologyPhysicsPhysical chemistryEngineeringLayer (electronics)Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsConducting polymers and applicationsAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors