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A Transparent, Self‐Healing, Highly Stretchable Ionic Conductor

2016; Volume: 29; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/adma.201605099

1521-4095

Yue Cao, Timothy G. Morrissey, Eric Acome, Sarah I. Allec, Bryan M. Wong, Christoph Keplinger, Chao Wang,

Conducting polymers and applications

Self-healing materials can repair damage caused by mechanical wear, thereby extending lifetime of devices. A transparent, self-healing, highly stretchable ionic conductor is presented that autonomously heals after experiencing severe mechanical damage. The design of this self-healing polymer uses ion-dipole interactions as the dynamic motif. The unique properties of this material when used to electrically activate transparent artificial muscles are demonstrated.