Researchers present ‘self-healing’ wearable sensor
19/12/2019
A group of Korean researchers have made a sensor for measuring biometrics that can ‘heal itself’ if scratched or cut. They coated carbon fibre thread electrodes with a citric acid-based polymer. When cut, the threads rejoined through hydrogen bonding of the polymer. The threads were sewn into a headband connected to a wireless electronic circuit ...
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