A Transparent, Self-Healing, Highly Stretchable Ionic Conductor.

نویسندگان

  • Yue Cao
  • Timothy G Morrissey
  • Eric Acome
  • Sarah I Allec
  • Bryan M Wong
  • Christoph Keplinger
  • Chao Wang
چکیده

Self-healing materials can repair damage caused by mechanical wear, thereby extending lifetime of devices. A transparent, self-healing, highly stretchable ionic conductor is presented that autonomously heals after experiencing severe mechanical damage. The design of this self-healing polymer uses ion-dipole interactions as the dynamic motif. The unique properties of this material when used to electrically activate transparent artificial muscles are demonstrated.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Advanced materials

دوره 29 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2017