Self-Healing Flexible Sensor Based on Epoxidized Natural Rubber with the Synergistic Effect of Coordination and Hydrogen Bonds.
Langmuir
; 40(32): 17009-17019, 2024 Aug 13.
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| ID: mdl-39088343
ABSTRACT
The use of highly tensile and self-healing conductive composites has gained considerable interest due to their wide range of applications in healthcare, sensors, and robotics. Epoxidized natural rubber (ENR), known for its ability to undergo highly reversible deformation, can be utilized in strain sensors to effectively transmit a broader range of signal changes. In this study, we introduced a self-healing ENR composite specifically designed for high-strain sensors. The rubber molecular chains were enhanced with hydrogen bonds and metal coordination bonds, allowing the matrix material to autonomously repair itself through these interactions. Following a repair period of 12 h at 45 °C, the composites achieve a repair efficiency exceeding 90%. Furthermore, by incorporating conductive fillers into the matrix using multistage layering, the resulting composite has good electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and hydrophobicity. In addition, this composite presents good sensitivity even at large strain (strain in the range of 50-200%, GF = 7.65). In conclusion, this self-healing nanocomposite, characterized by its high strain sensitivity, holds immense potential for various strain sensor applications.
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Langmuir
Journal subject:
QUIMICA
Year:
2024
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