Issue 35, 2021

Interpenetrating PAA-PEDOT conductive hydrogels for flexible skin sensors

Abstract

Conductive hydrogels are promising material candidates in artificial skin and muscles, flexible and implantable bioelectronics, and tissue engineering. However, it is still a challenging task to formulate hydrogels with high electrical conductivity without compromising their physicochemical properties. Herein, we report an interpenetrating poly(acrylic acid)-poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PAA-PEDOT) hydrogel with high electrical conductivity and good stretchability. A second PEDOT hydrogel network is electrochemically polymerized into an existing PAA hydrogel network. The interpenetrating hydrogel can be readily prepared and integrated into epidermal flexible electronic devices for the real-time, on-body detection of various ions in human sweat. The interpenetrating PAA-PEDOT conductive hydrogel has the potential to be an important building material for various flexible electronic devices for personalized healthcare.

Graphical abstract: Interpenetrating PAA-PEDOT conductive hydrogels for flexible skin sensors

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
05 Apr. 2021
Accepted
01 Jūn. 2021
First published
01 Jūn. 2021

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2021,9, 11794-11800

Interpenetrating PAA-PEDOT conductive hydrogels for flexible skin sensors

F. Fu, J. Wang and J. Yu, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2021, 9, 11794 DOI: 10.1039/D1TC01578H

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