Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-6-2023
Publication Title
Gels
Keywords
conductive hydrogels, wearable sensors, performance enhancement, composite materials, multifunctionality
ISSN
2310-2861
Volume
9
Issue/No.
7
First Page
549
Abstract
Conductive hydrogels have gained significant attention for their extensive applications in healthcare monitoring, wearable sensors, electronic devices, soft robotics, energy storage, and human-machine interfaces. To address the limitations of conductive hydrogels, researchers are focused on enhancing properties such as sensitivity, mechanical strength, electrical performance at low temperatures, stability, antibacterial properties, and conductivity. Composite materials, including nanoparticles, nanowires, polymers, and ionic liquids, are incorporated to improve the conductivity and mechanical strength. Biocompatibility and biosafety are emphasized for safe integration with biological tissues. Conductive hydrogels exhibit unique properties such as stretchability, self-healing, wet adhesion, anti-freezing, transparency, UV-shielding, and adjustable mechanical properties, making them suitable for specific applications. Researchers aim to develop multifunctional hydrogels with antibacterial characteristics, self-healing capabilities, transparency, UV-shielding, gas-sensing, and strain-sensitivity.
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NSUWorks Citation
Omidian, Hossein and Chowdhury, Sumana Dey, "High-Performing Conductive Hydrogels for Wearable Applications." (2023). HPD Articles. 346.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_facarticles/346
ORCID ID
DOI
10.3390/gels9070549
Copyright
© 2023 by the authors.
Comments
Data Availability Statement: The authors partly used Open AI’s large-scale language-generation model. The authors reviewed, revised, and edited the document for accuracy and take full responsibility for the content of this publication. The authors used Bing AI image creator to draw the graphical abstract.