Superstable and Intrinsically Self-Healing Fibrous Membrane with Bionic Confined Protective Structure for Breathable Electronic Skin

Miaomiao Zhu; Jialu Li; Jianyong Yu; Zhaoling Li; Bin Ding

doi:10.1002/anie.202200226

Superstable and Intrinsically Self-Healing Fibrous Membrane with Bionic Confined Protective Structure for Breathable Electronic Skin

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2022 May 23;61(22):e202200226. doi: 10.1002/anie.202200226. Epub 2022 Mar 10.

Authors

Miaomiao Zhu^{1

2}, Jialu Li³, Jianyong Yu^{1

4}, Zhaoling Li^{1

3

4}, Bin Ding^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China.
² Joint Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Materials (NFU-UGent), College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China.
³ Key Laboratory of Textile Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China.
⁴ Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China.

PMID: 35212123
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202200226

Abstract

Considerable effort has been devoted to the fabrication of electronic skin that can imitate the self-healing and sensing function of biological skin. Almost all self-healing electronic skins are composed of airtight elastomers or hydrogels, which will cause skin inflammation. Fibrous membranes are ideal materials for preparing highly sensitive breathable electronic skins. However, the development of intrinsically self-healing fibrous membranes with high stability is still a challenge. Here, a novel interface protective strategy is reported to develop intrinsically self-healing fibrous membranes with a bionic confined structure for the first time, which were further assembled into an all-fiber structured electronic skin through interfacial hydrogen bonding. The electronic skin is multifunctional with self-powering, self-healing, breathability, stretchability, and thermochromism functionalities, which is highly promising for application in intelligent wearable sensing systems.

Keywords: All-Fiber Structure; Breathable Electronic Skin; Confined Protective Structures; Multifunctional Sensing; Self-Healing Fibrous Membranes.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bionics*
Elastomers / chemistry
Hydrogels
Hydrogen Bonding
Wearable Electronic Devices*

Substances

Elastomers
Hydrogels