• 文献标题:   The Manufacture of Unbreakable Bionics via Multifunctional and Self-Healing Silk-Graphene Hydrogels
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KADUMUDI FB, HASANY M, PIERCHALA MK, JAHANSHAHI M, TAEBNIA N, MEHRALI M, MITU CF, SHAHBAZI MA, ZSURZSAN TG, KNOTT A, ANDRESEN TL, DOLATSHAHIPIROUZ A
  • 作者关键词:   2d nanomaterials 3d printing, flexible electronic, graphene, silk fibroin, strainsensor
  • 出版物名称:   ADVANCED MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   0935-9648 EI 1521-4095
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  • 被引频次:   76
  • DOI:   10.1002/adma.202100047 EA JUL 2021
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Biomaterials capable of transmitting signals over longer distances than those in rigid electronics can open new opportunities for humanity by mimicking the way tissues propagate information. For seamless mirroring of the human body, they also have to display conformability to its curvilinear architecture, as well as, reproducing native-like mechanical and electrical properties combined with the ability to self-heal on demand like native organs and tissues. Along these lines, a multifunctional composite is developed by mixing silk fibroin and reduced graphene oxide. The material is coined "CareGum" and capitalizes on a phenolic glue to facilitate sacrificial and hierarchical hydrogen bonds. The hierarchal bonding scheme gives rise to high mechanical toughness, record-breaking elongation capacity of approximate to 25 000%, excellent conformability to arbitrary and complex surfaces, 3D printability, a tenfold increase in electrical conductivity, and a fourfold increase in Young's modulus compared to its pristine counterpart. By taking advantage of these unique properties, a durable and self-healing bionic glove is developed for hand gesture sensing and sign translation. Indeed, CareGum is a new advanced material with promising applications in fields like cyborganics, bionics, soft robotics, human-machine interfaces, 3D-printed electronics, and flexible bioelectronics.