Self‐Healing Ionogels Based on Ternary Polymer With Tunable Adhesion and Stretchability for Strain Sensing Applications
ABSTRACT Ionogels play a significant role in advancing flexible electronic devices due to their exceptional ion conductivity, thermal stability, biocompatibility, and electrical reliability. However, achieving integrated high‐stretchability, self‐adhesiveness, and self‐healing properties simultaneously in a single system remains a huge challenge, which limits their range of applications. Here, a multifunctional ionogel is proposed for wearable strain sensors. The ionogel exhibits promising and adjustable mechanical properties, tunable adhesion, and good self‐healing properties. We demonstrate that ionogels exhibit high strength (~1.3 MPa) along with exceptional elongation (~1700% strain), fracture energy (~1300 J m −2 ), self‐healing capability, adhesion properties, and high sensitivity, thus expanding their potential applications to a wider range of scenarios. The method of adjusting the ionogel's molecular structure and enhancing its flexibility through a one‐step copolymerization can also be applied to other monomers and ionic liquids, demonstrating potential as engineering materials and wearable sensors.
Authors
- Yunchao Jia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9690-3746)
- Menghui Cao
- Ma Qiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6320-8955)
- Yilong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0408-9359)
- Senyuan Hao
Institutions
- Henan University of Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Polymer Science
- Published
- 2025-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20241038
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province