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  • Title: High-Strength, Conductive, Antifouling, and Antibacterial Hydrogels for Wearable Strain Sensors.
    Author: Chen D, Zhao X, Gao H, Ren G, Luo J, Wang H, Zha C, Yang K, Jia P.
    Journal: ACS Biomater Sci Eng; 2022 Jun 13; 8(6):2624-2635. PubMed ID: 35512312.
    Abstract:
    Conductive hydrogels have shown great potential in the field of flexible strain sensors. However, their application is greatly limited due to the poor antifouling and low mechanical strength. Unfortunately, it is still a challenge to improve these two distinct properties simultaneously. Herein, a hydrogel with high strength, good conductivity, and excellent antifouling and antibacterial properties was prepared through the synergistic effect of physical and chemical cross-linking. First, acrylic acid (AA), acrylamide (AM), and 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) monomers were polymerized in the presence of chitosan chains to form the hydrogel. Then, the prepared hydrogel was immersed in a ferric ion solution to further strengthen the hydrogel through ion coordination. The obtained CS-P(AM-MPC-AA0.2)-Fe0.13+ hydrogel showed outstanding tensile strength (1.03 MPa), excellent stretchability (1075%), good toughness (7.03 MJ/m3), and fatigue resistance. The CS-P(AM-MPC-AA0.2)-Fe0.13+ hydrogel also demonstrated good ion conductivity (0.42 S/m) and excellent antifouling and antibacterial properties. In addition, the strain sensor constructed by the CS-P(AM-MPC-AA0.2)-Fe0.13+ hydrogel showed high sensitivity and good stability. This work presented a facile method to construct a zwitterionic hydrogel with high-strength, conductive, antifouling, and antibacterial properties, which suggested a promising gel platform for flexible wearable sensors.
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