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Soft circuits that self-heal under water

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Electronic skins that are able to restore their function when damaged in aquatic conditions could be used to create durable underwater soft robots.

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Fig. 1: Emerging gel technologies for underwater soft robotics.

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Majidi, C. Soft circuits that self-heal under water. Nat Electron 2, 58–59 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-019-0208-3

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