Leaf-meridian bio-inspired nanofibrous electronics with uniform distributed microgrid and 3D multi-level structure for wearable applications
Mingxu Wang, Dong Li, Jiajia Wu, Jian Shi, Qiang Gao, Chunhong Zhu, Hideaki Morikawa
Abstract
Abstract The interface between the active electronic and its osculatory target dominates the sensing response of high-sensitivity sensors. However, the interface properties are difficult to be adjusted and preserved owing to the limited strategies for surface engineering. In this work, inspired by nature frond leaf, a spatial multi-level nanofibrous membrane with grid-like microstructure of uniform distribution was fabricated, in which carboxylated carbon nanotubes (CCNTs)/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) was modified onto the surface of grid-like polyurethane (PU) nanofiber via the combination of metal mesh template, in situ polymerization and ultrasonic treatment. Nanofibrous membrane enables a pressure sensor with high sensitivities (5.13 kPa −1 ), fast response/recovery time (80 ms and 120 ms), and ultralow detection limit of 1 Pa. In addition, as a scalable and integrable platform, we also demonstrate its multifunctional applications for electro-thermal conversion and energy harvesting. All these results indicate the proposed nanofibrous membrane may potentially be applied to next-generation wearable devices.