Bioinspired Strong, Tough, and Biodegradable Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) and Its Applications As Substrates for Humidity Sensors
Advanced materials technologies(2023)
摘要
Biodegradable polymeric materials with high strength and outstanding toughness are necessary for real-world applications in the fields of electronics, electrics, and packaging. Unfortunately, such performance portfolios in polymers remain challenging to achieve due to their different governing mechanisms. Inspired by the hydrogen-bond (H-bond) cross-linking structure of spider silk, herein, strong and tough poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) composites with beta-cyclodextrin as a cross-linker are developed. Benefiting from the H-bond cross-linking effect, the addition of 1.0 wt% of beta-cyclodextrin enables PVA to achieve a high tensile strength of 136.5 MPa, and a high elastic modulus of 3.0 GPa, in combination with a good toughness of 82.1 MJ m(-3). In addition, the presence of beta-cyclodextrin improves the biodegradability of PVA composite by decreasing its crystalline size. Furthermore, PVA/beta-cyclodextrin composite combined with MXene has great potential as a sensor material for humidity and strain detection. This proof-of-concept opens numerous opportunities to create strong, tough, and biodegradable polymers for packing and sensing applications.
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biodegradability,cyclodextrin,hydrogen-bonded nanodomain,poly(vinyl alcohol),toughness
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