Bioinspired ultra-stretchable and anti-freezing conductive hydrogel fibers with ordered and reversible polymer chain alignment
Autor: | Han Lu, Fang Chen, Xue Zhao, Mingming Ma, Yuanheng Li, Ning Zhang |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2018 |
Předmět: |
Materials science
Science General Physics and Astronomy 02 engineering and technology 010402 general chemistry 01 natural sciences General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Article chemistry.chemical_compound Ultimate tensile strength Spider silk Fiber Composite material lcsh:Science Spinning Electrical conductor chemistry.chemical_classification Acrylate Multidisciplinary General Chemistry Polymer 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 0104 chemical sciences Amorphous solid chemistry lcsh:Q 0210 nano-technology |
Zdroj: | Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018) Nature Communications |
ISSN: | 2041-1723 |
Popis: | High-performance stretchable conductive fibers are desired for the development of stretchable electronic devices. Here we show a simple spinning method to prepare conductive hydrogel fibers with ordered polymer chain alignment that mimics the hierarchically organized structure of spider silk. The as-prepared sodium polyacrylate hydrogel fiber is further coated with a thin layer of polymethyl acrylate to form a core–shell water-resistant MAPAH fiber. Owing to the coexistence and reversible transformation of crystalline and amorphous domains in the fibers, MAPAH fibers exhibit high tensile strength, large stretchability and fast resilience from large strain. MAPAH fiber can serve as a highly stretchable wire with a conductive hydrogel core and an insulating cover. The stretchability and conductivity of the MAPAH fiber are retained at −35 °C, indicating its anti-freezing property. As a prime example of stretchable conductive fibers, MAPAH fibers will shed light on the design of next generation textile-based stretchable electronic devices. High-performance stretchable conductive fibers are desired for the development of stretchable electronic devices but preparation of conductive hydrogel fibers is challenging. Inspired by spider silk the authors demonstrate here a spinning method to prepare stretchable conductive hydrogel fibers with ordered polymer chain alignment. |
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