Extremely Stretchable Strain Sensors Based on Conductive Self-Healing Dynamic Cross-Links Hydrogels for Human-Motion Detection

Adv Sci (Weinh). 2016 Sep 7;4(2):1600190. doi: 10.1002/advs.201600190. eCollection 2017 Feb.

Abstract

Extremely stretchable self-healing strain sensors based on conductive hydrogels are successfully fabricated. The strain sensor can achieve autonomic self-heal electrically and mechanically under ambient conditions, and can sustain extreme elastic strain (1000%) with high gauge factor of 1.51. Furthermore, the strain sensors have good response, signal stability, and repeatability under various human motion detections.

Keywords: human‐motion detection; hydrogels; self‐healing; soft devices; stretchable strain sensors.