Chen Lianmin, Guo Mingyu
State-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2021 Jun 2;13(21):25365-25373. doi: 10.1021/acsami.1c04255. Epub 2021 May 18.
In this work, we report the easy fabrication of highly transparent (optical transmittance above 93%), stretchable (1500-2500% elongation at break), and conductive (up to 2.25 S m at 25 °C) supramolecular ionogels that simultaneously integrate with three-dimensional (3D) printable, healable, adhesive, and recyclable character. The supramolecular ionogel is designed using a linear amphiphilic poly(urethane-urea) (PUU) copolymer and ionic liquid (IL) as the elastic scaffold and electrolyte, respectively, via a simple cosolvent method. Intriguingly, the 3D-printed highly conductive (2.25 S m at 25 °C) supramolecular ionogel structure shows record-high mechanical performance with a breaking tensile strain and stress of 945% and 1.51 MPa, respectively, and is able to lift 3400× or bear 10000× its weight without fracture. Furthermore, both the solution casting and 3D-printed ionogel films show high sensitivity and reliability for sensing a wide range of strains, including various human motions. The results present some new insights into the structural, mechanical, and functional design of novel multifunctional ionogels with distinguished mechanical performance and tractable processability, which will extend them to a wide range of flexible electronic applications, including artificial intelligence, wearable/conformable electronics, human/machine interactions, soft robotics, etc.
在这项工作中,我们报道了一种易于制备的超分子离子凝胶,它具有高透明度(光学透过率高于93%)、可拉伸性(断裂伸长率为1500 - 2500%)和导电性(25°C时高达2.25 S m),同时还兼具三维(3D)可打印、可自愈、可粘附和可回收的特性。该超分子离子凝胶是通过一种简单的共溶剂法设计而成,分别使用线性两亲性聚(聚氨酯 - 脲)(PUU)共聚物和离子液体(IL)作为弹性支架和电解质。有趣的是,3D打印的高导电性(25°C时为2.25 S m)超分子离子凝胶结构展现出创纪录的高机械性能,其断裂拉伸应变和应力分别为945%和1.51 MPa,并且能够承受其重量3400倍的重量或承受10000倍的重量而不破裂。此外,溶液浇铸和3D打印的离子凝胶薄膜在检测包括各种人体运动在内的广泛应变时都表现出高灵敏度和可靠性。这些结果为具有卓越机械性能和易加工性的新型多功能离子凝胶的结构、机械和功能设计提供了一些新的见解,这将把它们扩展到广泛的柔性电子应用中,包括人工智能、可穿戴/贴合式电子设备、人机交互、软体机器人等。