Enhancing Conductivity and Self-Healing Properties of PVA/GEL/OSA Composite Hydrogels by GO/SWNTs for Electronic Skin
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Microtopography of Hydrogels
2.2. Chemical Structure of the Hydrogels
2.3. Mechanical Properties of Hydrogels
2.4. Conductive Properties of Hydrogels
2.5. Self-Healing Property of Hydrogels
2.6. Electronic Skin
2.7. Cytocompatibility
3. Conclusions
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Materials
4.2. Preparation of OSA
4.3. Preparation of Hydrogel
4.4. Characterization
4.4.1. Constituent Analysis
4.4.2. Structural Analysis
4.4.3. Mechanical Performance
4.4.4. Conductive Property Measurement
4.4.5. Self-Healing Behaviors
4.4.6. Cytocompatibility Test
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Hydrogel Samples | Density (g/cm3) | Porosity (%) |
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PGO | 0.205 ± 0.009 | 40.59 ± 2.71 |
PGO-GS1 | 0.109 ± 0.003 | 60.77 ± 3.65 |
PGO-GS3 | 0.101 ± 0.019 | 62.28 ± 7.30 |
PGO-GS5 | 0.114 ± 0.012 | 58.58 ± 6.82 |
Group Name | Absorbance | Sur % |
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Blank group | 0.35469 | N/A |
Control group | 1.19736 | 100 |
PGO-GS3 | 0.99315 | 75.8 |
PGO | 1.15768 | 95.3 |
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Chen, X.; Zhang, H.; Cui, J.; Wang, Y.; Li, M.; Zhang, J.; Wang, C.; Liu, Z.; Wei, Q. Enhancing Conductivity and Self-Healing Properties of PVA/GEL/OSA Composite Hydrogels by GO/SWNTs for Electronic Skin. Gels 2023, 9, 155. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels9020155
Chen X, Zhang H, Cui J, Wang Y, Li M, Zhang J, Wang C, Liu Z, Wei Q. Enhancing Conductivity and Self-Healing Properties of PVA/GEL/OSA Composite Hydrogels by GO/SWNTs for Electronic Skin. Gels. 2023; 9(2):155. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels9020155
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Xiaohu, Haonan Zhang, Jiashu Cui, Yanen Wang, Mingyang Li, Juan Zhang, Changgeng Wang, Zhisheng Liu, and Qinghua Wei. 2023. "Enhancing Conductivity and Self-Healing Properties of PVA/GEL/OSA Composite Hydrogels by GO/SWNTs for Electronic Skin" Gels 9, no. 2: 155. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels9020155