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Facile Fabrication of a Self-Healing Temperature-Sensitive Sensor Based on Ionogels and Its Application in Detection
Fengxia Wang1, Shaohui Zhang2, Yunlin Zhang3
1Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Robotics, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China. wangfengxia@suda.edu.cn.
Abstract:
The biocompatible strechable ionogels were prepared by a facile solution-processed method. The ionogels showed outstanding stretchable and self-healing properties. The electrical property could revert to its original state after 4 s. The repaired ionogels could still bear stretching about 150%. Moreover, the ionogels exhibited high sensitivity and wide-detection range to temperature. The temperature-sensitive sensor could detect the human breath frequency and intensity, showing potential application in detecting disease.
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