Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
Nat Commun. 2023 Apr 18;14(1):2206. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-37948-1.
Over the past decade, conductive hydrogels have received great attention as tissue-interfacing electrodes due to their soft and tissue-like mechanical properties. However, a trade-off between robust tissue-like mechanical properties and good electrical properties has prevented the fabrication of a tough, highly conductive hydrogel and limited its use in bioelectronics. Here, we report a synthetic method for the realization of highly conductive and mechanically tough hydrogels with tissue-like modulus. We employed a template-directed assembly method, enabling the arrangement of a disorder-free, highly-conductive nanofibrous conductive network inside a highly stretchable, hydrated network. The resultant hydrogel exhibits ideal electrical and mechanical properties as a tissue-interfacing material. Furthermore, it can provide tough adhesion (800 J/m) with diverse dynamic wet tissue after chemical activation. This hydrogel enables suture-free and adhesive-free, high-performance hydrogel bioelectronics. We successfully demonstrated ultra-low voltage neuromodulation and high-quality epicardial electrocardiogram (ECG) signal recording based on in vivo animal models. This template-directed assembly method provides a platform for hydrogel interfaces for various bioelectronic applications.
在过去的十年中,由于具有柔软的类似组织的机械性能,导电水凝胶作为组织界面电极受到了极大的关注。然而,在稳健的类似组织的机械性能和良好的电性能之间存在折衷,这阻止了坚韧、高导电性水凝胶的制造,并限制了其在生物电子学中的应用。在这里,我们报告了一种实现具有类似组织模量的高导电性和机械坚韧的水凝胶的合成方法。我们采用了模板导向组装方法,使无定形、高导电性的纳米纤维导电网络在高可拉伸、水合网络内部排列。所得水凝胶作为组织界面材料表现出理想的电气和机械性能。此外,它可以在化学激活后与各种动态湿组织提供坚韧的附着力(800 J/m)。这种水凝胶实现了无缝合和无粘合剂的高性能水凝胶生物电子学。我们成功地基于体内动物模型演示了超低电压神经调节和高质量心外膜心电图(ECG)信号记录。这种模板导向组装方法为各种生物电子应用的水凝胶界面提供了一个平台。
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