An electrically and mechanically self-healing composite with pressure- and flexion-sensitive properties for electronic skin applications

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 825-832

  Tee, Benjamin C K ^a   Wang, Chao ^a   Allen, Ranulfo ^a   Bao, Zhenan ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETICS; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NICKEL; ORGANIC POLYMERS; RESTORATION;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL; PIEZORESISTIVE MATERIALS; PRESSURE SENSITIVITIES; SCOPE OF APPLICATION; SELF HEALING COMPOSITES; SELF-HEALING CAPABILITIES; SELF-HEALING PROPERTIES;

SELF-HEALING MATERIALS;

NANOMATERIAL; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BOND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SELF HEALING; TACTILE STIMULATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84874659562     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2012.192     Document Type: Article

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