Bio-Inspired Instant Underwater Adhesive Hydrogel Sensors.
Shaoshuai HeBingyan GuoXia SunMingyue ShiHong ZhangFanglian YaoHong SunJunjie LiPublished in: ACS applied materials & interfaces (2022)
Underwater adhesion plays an essential role in soft electronics for the underwater interface. Although hydrogel-based electronics are of great interest, because of their versatility, water molecules prevent hydrogels from adhering to substrates, thus bottlenecking further applications. Herein, inspired by the barnacle proteins, MXene/PHMP hydrogels with strong repeatable underwater adhesion are developed through the random copolymerization of 2-phenoxyethyl acrylate, 2-methoxyethyl acrylate, and N -(2-hydroxyethyl) acrylamide with the presence of MXene nanosheets. The hydrogels are mechanically tough (elastic modulus of 32 kPa, fracture stress of 0.11 MPa), and 2-phenoxyethyl acrylate (PEA) with aromatic groups endows the hydrogel with nonswelling property and prevents water molecules from invading the adhesive interface, rendering the hydrogels an outstanding adhesive behavior toward various substrates (including glass, iron, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), porcine). Besides, dynamic physical interactions allow for instant and repeatable underwater adhesion. Furthermore, the MXene/PHMP hydrogels exhibit a high conductivity (0.016 S/m), fast responsiveness, and superior sensitivity as a strain sensor (gauge factor = 7.17 at 200%-500% strain) and pressure sensor (0.63 kPa -1 at 0-70 kPa). The underwater applications of bionic hydrogel-based sensors have been demonstrated, such as human motion, pressure sensing, and holding objects. It is anticipated that the instant and repeatable underwater adhesive hydrogel-based sensors extend the underwater applications of hydrogel electronics.
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