Flexible hydrogels are receiving significant attention for their application in wearable sensors.However,most hydrogel materials exhibit weak and one-time adhesion,low sensitivity,ice crystallization,water evaporation...Flexible hydrogels are receiving significant attention for their application in wearable sensors.However,most hydrogel materials exhibit weak and one-time adhesion,low sensitivity,ice crystallization,water evaporation,and poor self-recovery,thereby limiting their application as sensors.These issues are only partly addressed in previous studies.Herein,a multiplecrosslinked poly(2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl)dimethyl-(3-sulfopropyl)ammonium hydroxide-co-acrylamide)(P(SBMA-co-AAm))multifunctional hydrogel is prepared via a one-pot synthesis method to overcome the aforementioned limitations.Specifically,ions,glycerol,and 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl)dimethyl-(3-sulfopropyl)ammonium hydroxide are incorporated to reduce the freezing point and improve the moisture retention ability.The proposed hydrogel is superior to existing hydrogels because it exhibits good stretchability(a strain of 2900%),self-healing properties,and transparency through effective energy dissipation in its dynamic crosslinked network.Further,2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl)dimethyl-(3-sulfopropyl)ammonium hydroxide as a zwitterion monomer results in an excellent gauge factor of 43.4 at strains of 1300-1600%by improving the ion transportability and achieving a strong adhesion of 20.9 kPa owing to the dipole-dipole moment.The proposed hydrogel is promising for next-generation biomedical applications,such as soft robots,and health monitoring.展开更多
基金supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)funded by the Ministry of Education(2020R1I1A3054824)supported by the Basic Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)funded by the MSIT(2021R1A4A1032762)+1 种基金supported under the framework of international cooperation program managed by the National Research Foundation of Korea(2019K2A9A1A06091737)supported by the Technology Development Program to Solve Climate Changes of the Korean NRF(2021M1A2A2061335).
文摘Flexible hydrogels are receiving significant attention for their application in wearable sensors.However,most hydrogel materials exhibit weak and one-time adhesion,low sensitivity,ice crystallization,water evaporation,and poor self-recovery,thereby limiting their application as sensors.These issues are only partly addressed in previous studies.Herein,a multiplecrosslinked poly(2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl)dimethyl-(3-sulfopropyl)ammonium hydroxide-co-acrylamide)(P(SBMA-co-AAm))multifunctional hydrogel is prepared via a one-pot synthesis method to overcome the aforementioned limitations.Specifically,ions,glycerol,and 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl)dimethyl-(3-sulfopropyl)ammonium hydroxide are incorporated to reduce the freezing point and improve the moisture retention ability.The proposed hydrogel is superior to existing hydrogels because it exhibits good stretchability(a strain of 2900%),self-healing properties,and transparency through effective energy dissipation in its dynamic crosslinked network.Further,2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl)dimethyl-(3-sulfopropyl)ammonium hydroxide as a zwitterion monomer results in an excellent gauge factor of 43.4 at strains of 1300-1600%by improving the ion transportability and achieving a strong adhesion of 20.9 kPa owing to the dipole-dipole moment.The proposed hydrogel is promising for next-generation biomedical applications,such as soft robots,and health monitoring.
