Microribbons composed of directionally self-assembled nanoflakes as highly stretchable ionic neural electrodes

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 117; no. 26; pp. 14667 - 14675
• Main Authors: Zhang, Mingchao, Guo, Rui, Chen, Ke, Wang, Yiliang, Niu, Jiali, Guo, Yubing, Zhang, Yong, Yin, Zhe, Xia, Kailun, Zhou, Binghan, Wang, Huimin, He, Wenya, Liu, Jing, Sitti, Metin, Zhang, Yingying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington National Academy of Sciences 30.06.2020
• Subjects: Animal models; Conductors; Construction materials; Electrodes; Fluidics; Helical springs; Mechanical properties; Nanofluids; Physical Sciences; Self-assembly; Stimulation; Three dimensional printing; Tissues; Variation

Many natural materials possess built-in structural variation, endowing them with superior performance. However, it is challenging to realize programmable structural variation in self-assembled synthetic materials since self-assembly processes usually generate uniform and ordered structures. Here, we...