Flexible Self‐Repairing Materials for Wearable Sensing Applications: Elastomers and Hydrogels

• Published in: Macromolecular rapid communications. Vol. 41; no. 23; pp. e2000444 - n/a
• Main Authors: Li, Shaonan, Zhou, Xing, Dong, Yanmao, Li, Jihang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2020
• Subjects: conductivity; Elastomers; Flexible components; flexible sensors; Healing; Hydrogels; Mechanical properties; self‐healing; Sensitivity; Sensors; Stability; Wearable technology

Flexible pressure and strain sensors have great potential for applications in wearable and implantable devices, soft robots, and artificial skin. The introduction of self‐healing performance has made a positive contribution to the lifetime and stability of flexible sensors. At present, many self‐hea...