Eco-Friendly, Self-Healing Hydrogels for Adhesive and Elastic Strain Sensors, Circuit Repairing, and Flexible Electronic Devices

Intelligent skinlike materials have recently attracted tremendous research interests for employing in electronic skin, soft robotics, and wearable devices. Because the traditional soft matters are restricted in unsatisfactory mechanical performances or short-term usage, these materials are adverse to practical applications. Here, intriguing conductive hydrogel materials with multifunctionality (MFHs) are fabricated by using poly(acrylic acid) (PAA), dopamine-functionalized hyaluronic acid (DHA), and Fe3+ as ionic cross-linker. The mussel-inspired networks with delicate combination of physical and chemical cross-linking possess synergistic features of inherent viscoelasticity, high stretchability (800%), and durable self-adhesiveness to various substrates. Owing to the abundant hydrogen bonds and multiple metal coordination interactions between Fe3+, catechol, and carboxylic groups, the matrix reveals repeatable thermoplasticity and autonomous self-healing property both mechanically and electrically (98% r...

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