Omidian Hossein, Chowdhury Sumana Dey
Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328, USA.
Gels. 2023 Jul 6;9(7):549. doi: 10.3390/gels9070549.
Conductive hydrogels have gained significant attention for their extensive applications in healthcare monitoring, wearable sensors, electronic devices, soft robotics, energy storage, and human-machine interfaces. To address the limitations of conductive hydrogels, researchers are focused on enhancing properties such as sensitivity, mechanical strength, electrical performance at low temperatures, stability, antibacterial properties, and conductivity. Composite materials, including nanoparticles, nanowires, polymers, and ionic liquids, are incorporated to improve the conductivity and mechanical strength. Biocompatibility and biosafety are emphasized for safe integration with biological tissues. Conductive hydrogels exhibit unique properties such as stretchability, self-healing, wet adhesion, anti-freezing, transparency, UV-shielding, and adjustable mechanical properties, making them suitable for specific applications. Researchers aim to develop multifunctional hydrogels with antibacterial characteristics, self-healing capabilities, transparency, UV-shielding, gas-sensing, and strain-sensitivity.
导电水凝胶因其在医疗监测、可穿戴传感器、电子设备、软体机器人、能量存储和人机界面等广泛应用中受到了广泛关注。为了解决导电水凝胶的局限性，研究人员专注于提高其诸如灵敏度、机械强度、低温下的电性能、稳定性、抗菌性能和导电性等特性。包括纳米颗粒、纳米线、聚合物和离子液体在内的复合材料被引入以提高导电性和机械强度。强调生物相容性和生物安全性以实现与生物组织的安全整合。导电水凝胶具有诸如可拉伸性、自愈性、湿粘附性、抗冻性、透明性、紫外线屏蔽性和可调节机械性能等独特特性，使其适用于特定应用。研究人员旨在开发具有抗菌特性、自愈能力、透明性、紫外线屏蔽性、气体传感和应变敏感性的多功能水凝胶。
