Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-019-0206-5
Title: Self-healing electronic skins for aquatic environments
Authors: Cao, Yue
TAN YU JUN 
LI SI 
LEE WANG WEI 
Guo, Hongchen
Cai, Yongqing
Wang, Chao
TEE CHEE KEONG, BENJAMIN 
Keywords: Science & Technology
Technology
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Engineering
TRANSPARENT
PRESSURE
FILMS
Issue Date: 11-Feb-2019
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Citation: Cao, Yue, TAN YU JUN, LI SI, LEE WANG WEI, Guo, Hongchen, Cai, Yongqing, Wang, Chao, TEE CHEE KEONG, BENJAMIN (2019-02-11). Self-healing electronic skins for aquatic environments. Nature Electronics 2 (2) : 75-82. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-019-0206-5
Abstract: Gelatinous underwater invertebrates such as jellyfish have organs that are transparent, stretchable, touch-sensitive and self-healing, which allow the creatures to navigate, camouflage themselves and, indeed, survive in aquatic environments. Artificial skins that emulate such functionality could be used to develop applications such as aquatic soft robots and water-resistant human–machine interfaces. Here we report a bio-inspired skin-like material that is transparent, electrically conductive and can autonomously self-heal in both dry and wet conditions. The material, which is composed of a fluorocarbon elastomer and a fluorine-rich ionic liquid, has an ionic conductivity that can be tuned to as high as 10 −3 S cm −1 and can withstand strains as high as 2,000%. Owing to ion–dipole interactions, it offers fast and repeatable electro-mechanical self-healing in wet, acidic and alkali environments. To illustrate the potential applications of the approach, we used our electronic skins to create touch, pressure and strain sensors. We also show that the material can be printed into soft and pliable ionic circuit boards.
Source Title: Nature Electronics
URI: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/167829
ISSN: 2520-1131
DOI: 10.1038/s41928-019-0206-5
Appears in Collections:Staff Publications
Elements

Show full item record
Files in This Item:
File Description SizeFormatAccess SettingsVersion 
1111_4_merged_1547382499.pdfAccepted version303.74 MBAdobe PDF

OPEN

Pre-printView/Download

Google ScholarTM

Check

Altmetric


Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.