Nature Communications (Mar 2022)
Liquid metal-tailored gluten network for protein-based e-skin
- Bin Chen,
- Yudong Cao,
- Qiaoyu Li,
- Zhuo Yan,
- Rui Liu,
- Yunjiao Zhao,
- Xiang Zhang,
- Minying Wu,
- Yixiu Qin,
- Chang Sun,
- Wei Yao,
- Ziyi Cao,
- Pulickel M. Ajayan,
- Mason Oliver Lam Chee,
- Pei Dong,
- Zhaofen Li,
- Jianfeng Shen,
- Mingxin Ye
Affiliations
- Bin Chen
- Institute of Special Materials and Technology, Fudan University
- Yudong Cao
- Institute of Special Materials and Technology, Fudan University
- Qiaoyu Li
- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University
- Zhuo Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University
- Rui Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin University of Science & Technology
- Yunjiao Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin University of Science & Technology
- Xiang Zhang
- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University
- Minying Wu
- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University
- Yixiu Qin
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University
- Chang Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University
- Wei Yao
- Institute of Special Materials and Technology, Fudan University
- Ziyi Cao
- Institute of Special Materials and Technology, Fudan University
- Pulickel M. Ajayan
- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University
- Mason Oliver Lam Chee
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, George Mason University
- Pei Dong
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, George Mason University
- Zhaofen Li
- RENISHAW (Shanghai) Trading CO.LTD, SPD
- Jianfeng Shen
- Institute of Special Materials and Technology, Fudan University
- Mingxin Ye
- Institute of Special Materials and Technology, Fudan University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28901-9
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 12
Abstract
E-skins currently suffer from issues to do with the predominantly non-biological materials they are made from. Here, the authors report on a gluten network which is cross-linked with EGaIn liquid metal to make a self-healing, biocompatible, biodegradable, stretchable and conductive material which is demonstrated as a movement strain sensor.