Wolverine and his ability to self-heal wounds thanks to his regenerative abilities must have been the inspiration for this group of scientists at the University of California, Riverside (USA) to create this unusual material. – Conductive polymer.
Introduced in the 253rd American Chemical Society National Convention & Exhibition, opens up promising avenues in the field of electronics. So what exactly is it about?
“New self-healing material. If split in two, the pieces will be fully integrated again in just one day.”
This innovative material Constructed of a transparent, flexible polymervinylidene fluoride and hexafluoropropylene, a kind of ionic saltResearchers say it conducts ions to generate electricity and it is a low-cost material that It can be stretched up to 50 times its original size. And when split in two, the pieces will fully re-fuse in just one day.
Considering these characteristics, it is already considered an excellent candidate to base soft robotics and smartphone device manufacturing on. these days, Used in the production of new lithium batteriesbut it may soon be incorporated into casings and screens, allowing it to self-repair in the event of a scratch.
Scientists have yet to test this material under adverse conditions, acknowledging that water can change its mechanical properties. Perhaps in three or four years it will become an integral part of what we arguably call “smart” mobile phone devices..
Artificial tendons or prosthetics that self-repair?
The University of Alicante (Spain) has developed another type of polymer with very similar properties., but achieve a self-healing process in another way. José Miguel Martín Martínez and his research team at his Adhesion and Adhesives Laboratory introduced the material in late 2015. Can restore 70% of its attributes within 1 minute And if it’s cut in half, it’s completely reformed in just one day.
This discovery, like so many others, was the result of serendipity. While working on a durable material for coating oil transportation pipes, they noticed that some of the elements they were using would show up in bonded form the next day.
This new self-healing material achieves its properties through physical processes and, according to the researchers, can be replicated as many times as needed. will be available for use. Manufacture of artificial tendons or prostheses,or an integral part of electronic equipment.
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