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Communication

Thermal-sensitive ionogel with NIR-light controlled adhesion for ultrasoft strain sensor

Bing Lei1Longxue Cao1Xinyu Qu2Yunlong Liu1Jinjun Shao2Qian Wang2( )Shuhong Li1( )Wenjun Wang1Xiaochen Dong2,3( )
School of Physical Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, China
School of Chemistry & Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
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An adhesive-controlled ionogel is prepared for ultrasoft flexible sensor with excellent sensing performance towards various stimuli, such as strain, pressure, and temperature.

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With the widespread prevailing of flexible electronics in human–machine interfaces, health monitor, and human motion detection, ultrasoft flexible sensors are urgently desired with critical demands in conformality. Herein, a temperature-sensitive ionogel with near-infrared (NIR)-light controlled adhesion is prepared by electrostatic interaction of poly(diallyl dimethylammonium chloride) (PDDA) and acrylic acid, as well as the incorporation of the conductive polydopamine modified polypyrrole nanoparticles (PPy-PDA NPs). The PPy-PDA NPs could weaken the tough interaction between polymer chains and depress the Young’s modulus of the ionogel, thus promoting the ionogel ultrasoft (34 kPa) and highly stretchable (1,013%) performance to tensile deformations. In addition, the high photothermal conversion capacity of PPy-PDA NPs ensured the ionogel excellent NIR-light controlled adhesion and temperature sensitivity, which facilitated the ionogel on-demand removal and promised a reliable thermal sensor. Moreover, the resulted ultrasoft flexible sensor exhibited high sensitivity and stability to both strain and pressure in a broad range of deformations, enabling a precise monitoring on various human motions and physiological activities. The temperature-sensitive, ultrasoft, and controlled adhesive capabilities prompted great potential of the flexible ionogel in medical diagnosis and wearable electronics.

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Cite this article:
Lei B, Cao L, Qu X, et al. Thermal-sensitive ionogel with NIR-light controlled adhesion for ultrasoft strain sensor. Nano Research, 2023, 16(4): 5464-5472. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-5151-3
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Received: 01 August 2022
Revised: 01 October 2022
Accepted: 07 October 2022
Published: 14 January 2023
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