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Adhesive hydrogels with toughness, stretchability, and conductivity performances for motion monitoring

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Given the poor mechanical properties of traditional adhesive hydrogels, many pieces of research have been focused on the preparation of adhesive hydrogels with good mechanical properties and expanded their application. In this study, a novel multifunctional adhesive hydrogel acrylated adenine/chitosan/polyacrylamide/ Fe(III)(Aa/CS/PAM/Fe(III)) hydrogels were prepared by a chemical and physical hybrid crosslinking strategy. The hydrogels can adhere to various solid substrate surfaces and show good mechanical properties. The highest adhesion strength of the hydrogel to wood reached 11.17 kPa with the fracture stress being 0.11 MPa and the toughness 0.84 MJ/m3. The hydrogels can be stretched to more than 1400% of their original length without breaking. Additionally, the hydrogels also have good repetitive adhesion and fatigue resistance. Due to the presence of Fe3+ and Cl−, hydrogels also have certain electrical conductivity, which can be used in human motion detection.

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This work was supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21665024), the Basic Project of Science and Research of Colleges and Universities of Gansu Province (5001-109), and the Project for Young Teacher of Northwest Normal University (NWNU-LKQN-13-6).

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Ren, J., Li, M., Wang, X. et al. Adhesive hydrogels with toughness, stretchability, and conductivity performances for motion monitoring. Polym. Bull. 80, 1335–1351 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-022-04110-8

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