Self‐Healing and Dual‐Response <scp>PVA</scp> /Carboxymethyl Cellulose@Polyaniline Hydrogel Sensor Constructed via Multi‐Bond Synergy

ABSTRACT Conductive hydrogels are promising for flexible wearable sensors due to their flexibility, conductivity, and sensing capabilities. Herein, a multifunctional polyvinyl alcohol/4‐carboxyphenylboronic acid/carboxymethyl cellulose@polyaniline hydrogel is fabricated by embedding spherical carboxymethyl cellulose@polyaniline microspheres into a PVA/4‐carboxyphenylboronic acid hydrogel. The synergistic effect of borate and hydrogen bonds forms a dynamic dual‐crosslinking network, endowing the hydrogel with high tensile strength (0.31 MPa), excellent stretchability (1415%), fast self‐healing ability, and good conductivity (3.57 S m −1 ). Notably, the engineered hydrogel is assembled as a dual‐responsive sensor, exhibiting strain and temperature sensing for wearable electronics and healthcare monitoring applications. As a strain sensor, it showed good sensitivity (gauge factor: 1.88), fast response/recovery time (about 200 ms), and cyclic stability, allowing accurate detection of joint movements and facial expressions. As a temperature sensor, its temperature‐sensing capability relies on the synergistic effect of the dynamic rearrangement of borate (BOC) bonds and hydrogen bonds, PANI's temperature‐dependent conductivity, and ionic mobility. Thus, it exhibits a negative temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR = −1.52%/°C) in the temperature range of 20°C–60°C, enabling continuous body temperature monitoring and detection of febrile states. This work provides a general strategy for self‐healing dual‐responsive sensor hydrogels for wearable electronics in healthcare and human‐robot interfaces.

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Journal of Applied Polymer Science
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2025-11-29
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https://doi.org/10.1002/app.70096
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Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
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Self‐Healing and Dual‐Response PVA /Carboxymethyl Cellulose@Polyaniline Hydrogel Sensor Constructed via Multi‐Bond Synergy

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ABSTRACT Conductive hydrogels are promising for flexible wearable sensors due to their flexibility, conductivity, and sensing capabilities. Herein, a multifunctional polyvinyl alcohol/4‐carboxyphenylboronic acid/carboxymethyl cellulose@polyaniline hydrogel is fabricated by embedding spherical carboxymethyl cellulose@polyaniline microspheres into a PVA/4‐carboxyphenylboronic acid hydrogel. The synergistic effect of borate and hydrogen bonds forms a dynamic dual‐crosslinking network, endowing the hydrogel with high tensile strength (0.31 MPa), excellent stretchability (1415%), fast self‐healing ability, and good conductivity (3.57 S m −1 ). Notably, the engineered hydrogel is assembled as a dual‐responsive sensor, exhibiting strain and temperature sensing for wearable electronics and healthcare monitoring applications. As a strain sensor, it showed good sensitivity (gauge factor: 1.88), fast response/recovery time (about 200 ms), and cyclic stability, allowing accurate detection of joint movements and facial expressions. As a temperature sensor, its temperature‐sensing capability relies on the synergistic effect of the dynamic rearrangement of borate (BOC) bonds and hydrogen bonds, PANI's temperature‐dependent conductivity, and ionic mobility. Thus, it exhibits a negative temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR = −1.52%/°C) in the temperature range of 20°C–60°C, enabling continuous body temperature monitoring and detection of febrile states. This work provides a general strategy for self‐healing dual‐responsive sensor hydrogels for wearable electronics in healthcare and human‐robot interfaces.

Journal of Applied Polymer ScienceVol. 143(8)
Anhui University (CN)
National Natural Science Foundation of China, Anhui University, Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province
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