Ultra-stretchable hydrogels with reactive liquid metals as asymmetric force-sensors

By Hao Peng, Yumeng Xin, Jun Xu, Huaizhi Liu, Jiuyang Zhang. Materials Horizons, 2019

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Liquid metals (LMs) are used as liquid fillers in hydrophilic polymer networks to realize ultra-stretchable hydrogels as asymmetric force-sensors. The existence of liquid metals endows the hydrogel with unique features in synthetic methods and sensing applications.

Subfields: Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics

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