Scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a new type of malleable, self-healing and fully recyclable "electronic skin" that can be used in biomedical devices like artificial limbs.In a paper published Friday in the journal Science Advances, researchers made an electronic skin with sensors to measure pressure, temperature, humidity and air flow. The electronic skin is a thin, translucent material that can mimic the function and mechanical properties of human skin.
It used a novel type of covalently bonded dynamic network polymer, known as polyimine, that has been laced with silver nanoparticles to provide better mechanical strength, chemical stability, and electrical conductivity." What is unique here is that the chemical bonding of polyimine we use allows the e-skin to be both self-healing and fully recyclable at room temperature," said an assistant professor…
