Issue 22, 2020

Superhydrophobic highly flexible doubly cross-linked aerogel/carbon nanotube composites as strain/pressure sensors

Abstract

We report novel superhydrophobic highly flexible composites based on a doubly cross-linked (DCL) aerogel and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for strain/pressure sensing. The DCL aerogel/CNT composite is prepared by radical polymerization of vinylmethyldimethoxysilane and vinyldimethylmethoxysilane, respectively, followed by hydrolytic co-polycondensation of the obtained polyvinylmethyldimethoxysilane and polyvinyldimethylmethoxysilane, combined with the incorporation of CNTs. Benefiting from the flexible methyl-rich DCL structure of the aerogel and conductive CNTs, the resultant DCL aerogel/CNT composite combines superhydrophobicity, high compressibility, high bendability, high elasticity, and strain- and pressure-sensitive conductivity. We demonstrate that the composite can be applied as a high-performance strain/pressure sensor for the detection of arterial pulse waves and joint bending with high sensitivity and high durability against humidity.

Graphical abstract: Superhydrophobic highly flexible doubly cross-linked aerogel/carbon nanotube composites as strain/pressure sensors

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
29 Dec. 2019
Accepted
21 Febr. 2020
First published
22 Febr. 2020

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2020,8, 4883-4889

Superhydrophobic highly flexible doubly cross-linked aerogel/carbon nanotube composites as strain/pressure sensors

G. Zu, X. Wang, K. Kanamori and K. Nakanishi, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2020, 8, 4883 DOI: 10.1039/C9TB02953B

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