Highly Air/Water-Permeable Hierarchical Mesh Architectures for Stretchable Underwater Electronic Skin Patches

The development of an electronic skin patch that can be used in underwater environments can be considered essential for fabricating long-term wearable devices and biomedical applications. Herein, we report a stretchable conductive polymer composite (CPC) patch on which an octopus sucker-inspired str...

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Published in:ACS applied materials & interfaces 2020-03, Vol.12 (12), p.14425-14432
Main Authors: Min, Hyeongho, Jang, Siyeon, Kim, Da Wan, Kim, Jiwon, Baik, Sangyul, Chun, Sungwoo, Pang, Changhyun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air
Humans
Nanotubes, Carbon - chemistry
Polymers - chemistry
Polyurethanes - chemistry
Tensile Strength
Water - chemistry
Wearable Electronic Devices
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Summary:The development of an electronic skin patch that can be used in underwater environments can be considered essential for fabricating long-term wearable devices and biomedical applications. Herein, we report a stretchable conductive polymer composite (CPC) patch on which an octopus sucker-inspired structure is formed to conformally contact with biological skin that may be rough and wet. The patch is patterned with a hexagonal mesh structure for water and air permeability. The patch films are suited for a strain sensor or a stretchable electrode as their piezoresistive responses can be controlled by changing the concentration of conductive fillers to polymeric polyurethane. The CPC patch with a hexagonal mesh pattern (HMP) can be easily stretched for a strain sensor and is insensitive to tensile strain, making the patch suitable as a stretchable electrode. Furthermore, the octopus-like structures formed on the skeleton of the HMP allow the patch to maintain strong adhesion underwater by easily draining excess water trapped between the patch and skin. The sensor patch (
ISSN:1944-8244
1944-8252
DOI:10.1021/acsami.9b23400