NUS researchers create water-resistant electronic skin with self-healing abilities

Eurekalert  March 18, 2019
An international team of researchers (China Singapore) has developed a material inspired by jellyfish. It is composed of a fluorocarbon elastomer and a fluorine-rich ionic liquid, has an ionic conductivity that can be tuned to as high as 10−3 S cm−1 and can withstand strains as high as 2,000%. Owing to ion–dipole interactions, it offers fast and repeatable electro-mechanical self-healing in wet, acidic and alkali environments. It can be printed into soft and pliable ionic circuit boards and touch, pressure and strain sensors. The material has applications in aquatic soft robots and water-resistant human–machine interfaces…read more. TECHNICAL ARTICLE