Soft Stretchable Conductive Carboxymethylcellulose Hydrogels for Wearable Sensors
Hydrogels that have a capability to provide mechanical modulus matching between time-dynamic curvilinear tissues and bioelectronic devices have been considered tissue-interfacing ionic materials for stably sensing physiological signals and delivering feedback actuation in skin-inspired healthcare sy...
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| author | Kyuha Park Heewon Choi Kyumin Kang Mikyung Shin Donghee Son |
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| description | Hydrogels that have a capability to provide mechanical modulus matching between time-dynamic curvilinear tissues and bioelectronic devices have been considered tissue-interfacing ionic materials for stably sensing physiological signals and delivering feedback actuation in skin-inspired healthcare systems. These functionalities are totally different from those of elastomers with low ionic conductivity and higher stiffness. Despite such remarkable progress, their low conductivity remains limited in transporting electrical charges to internal or external terminals without undesired information loss, potentially leading to an unstable biotic–abiotic interfaces in the wearable electronics. Here, we report a soft stretchable conductive hydrogel composite consisting of alginate, carboxymethyl cellulose, polyacrylamide, and silver flakes. This composite was fabricated via sol–gel transition. In particular, the phase stability and low dynamic modulus rates of the conductive hydrogel were confirmed through an oscillatory rheological characterization. In addition, our conductive hydrogel showed maximal tensile strain (≈400%), a low deformations of cyclic loading (over 100 times), low resistance (≈8.4 Ω), and a high gauge factor (≈241). These stable electrical and mechanical properties allowed our composite hydrogel to fully support the operation of a light-emitting diode demonstration under mechanical deformation. Based on such durable performance, we successfully measured the electromyogram signals without electrical malfunction even in various motions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-07ea5110ec5a4ccda8cf1a2567e841d32023-11-23T20:01:37ZengMDPI AGGels2310-28612022-02-01829210.3390/gels8020092Soft Stretchable Conductive Carboxymethylcellulose Hydrogels for Wearable SensorsKyuha Park0Heewon Choi1Kyumin Kang2Mikyung Shin3Donghee Son4Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, KoreaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, KoreaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, KoreaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, KoreaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, KoreaHydrogels that have a capability to provide mechanical modulus matching between time-dynamic curvilinear tissues and bioelectronic devices have been considered tissue-interfacing ionic materials for stably sensing physiological signals and delivering feedback actuation in skin-inspired healthcare systems. These functionalities are totally different from those of elastomers with low ionic conductivity and higher stiffness. Despite such remarkable progress, their low conductivity remains limited in transporting electrical charges to internal or external terminals without undesired information loss, potentially leading to an unstable biotic–abiotic interfaces in the wearable electronics. Here, we report a soft stretchable conductive hydrogel composite consisting of alginate, carboxymethyl cellulose, polyacrylamide, and silver flakes. This composite was fabricated via sol–gel transition. In particular, the phase stability and low dynamic modulus rates of the conductive hydrogel were confirmed through an oscillatory rheological characterization. In addition, our conductive hydrogel showed maximal tensile strain (≈400%), a low deformations of cyclic loading (over 100 times), low resistance (≈8.4 Ω), and a high gauge factor (≈241). These stable electrical and mechanical properties allowed our composite hydrogel to fully support the operation of a light-emitting diode demonstration under mechanical deformation. Based on such durable performance, we successfully measured the electromyogram signals without electrical malfunction even in various motions.https://www.mdpi.com/2310-2861/8/2/92carboxymethylcellulosealginatepolyacrylamidesilver flake compositeconductive hydrogelsoft hydrogel |
| spellingShingle | Kyuha Park Heewon Choi Kyumin Kang Mikyung Shin Donghee Son Soft Stretchable Conductive Carboxymethylcellulose Hydrogels for Wearable Sensors Gels carboxymethylcellulose alginate polyacrylamide silver flake composite conductive hydrogel soft hydrogel |
| title | Soft Stretchable Conductive Carboxymethylcellulose Hydrogels for Wearable Sensors |
| title_full | Soft Stretchable Conductive Carboxymethylcellulose Hydrogels for Wearable Sensors |
| title_fullStr | Soft Stretchable Conductive Carboxymethylcellulose Hydrogels for Wearable Sensors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Soft Stretchable Conductive Carboxymethylcellulose Hydrogels for Wearable Sensors |
| title_short | Soft Stretchable Conductive Carboxymethylcellulose Hydrogels for Wearable Sensors |
| title_sort | soft stretchable conductive carboxymethylcellulose hydrogels for wearable sensors |
| topic | carboxymethylcellulose alginate polyacrylamide silver flake composite conductive hydrogel soft hydrogel |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2310-2861/8/2/92 |
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