Self-Healing Materials-Based Electronic Skin: Mechanism, Development and Applications

Electronic skin (e-skin) has brought us great convenience and revolutionized our way of life. However, due to physical or chemical aging and damage, they will inevitably be degraded gradually with practical operation. The emergence of self-healing materials enables e-skins to achieve repairment of c...

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Published in:	Gels Vol. 8; no. 6; p. 356
Main Authors:	Chen, Jingjie, Wang, Lei, Xu, Xiangou, Liu, Guming, Liu, Haoyan, Qiao, Yuxuan, Chen, Jialin, Cao, Siwei, Cha, Quanbin, Wang, Tengjiao
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland MDPI AG 06-06-2022 MDPI
Subjects:	Chemical bonds Chemical damage Chemical reactions Composite materials Design Electronic devices electronic skin flexible electronics Human motion hydrogels Hydrogen bonds Mechanical properties Medical equipment Motion sensors Polymerization Polymers Review Self healing materials self-healing wearable sensors flexible electronics electronic skin hydrogels wearable sensors self-healing
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Summary:	Electronic skin (e-skin) has brought us great convenience and revolutionized our way of life. However, due to physical or chemical aging and damage, they will inevitably be degraded gradually with practical operation. The emergence of self-healing materials enables e-skins to achieve repairment of cracks and restoration of mechanical function by themselves, meeting the requirements of the era for building durable and self-healing electronic devices. This work reviews the current development of self-healing e-skins with various application scenarios, including motion sensor, human-machine interaction and soft robots. The new application fields and present challenges are discussed; meanwhile, thinkable strategies and prospects of future potential applications are conferenced.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 These authors contributed equally to this work.
ISSN:	2310-2861 2310-2861
DOI:	10.3390/gels8060356