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Growing recyclable and healable piezoelectric composites in 3D printed bioinspired structure for protective wearable sensor

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  • Qingqing He

    (San Diego State University)

  • Yushun Zeng

    (University of Southern California)

  • Laiming Jiang

    (Sichuan University)

  • Ziyu Wang

    (Wuhan University)

  • Gengxi Lu

    (University of Southern California)

  • Haochen Kang

    (University of Southern California)

  • Pei Li

    (Wuhan University)

  • Brandon Bethers

    (San Diego State University)

  • Shengwei Feng

    (University of California, Irvine)

  • Lizhi Sun

    (University of California, Irvine)

  • Peter Sun

    (Grossmont College, 8800 Grossmont College Dr)

  • Chen Gong

    (University of Southern California)

  • Jie Jin

    (Canoo Technologies Inc)

  • Yue Hou

    (Wuhan University)

  • Runjian Jiang

    (San Diego State University)

  • Wenwu Xu

    (San Diego State University)

  • Eugene Olevsky

    (San Diego State University)

  • Yang Yang

    (San Diego State University)

Abstract

Bionic multifunctional structural materials that are lightweight, strong, and perceptible have shown great promise in sports, medicine, and aerospace applications. However, smart monitoring devices with integrated mechanical protection and piezoelectric induction are limited. Herein, we report a strategy to grow the recyclable and healable piezoelectric Rochelle salt crystals in 3D-printed cuttlebone-inspired structures to form a new composite for reinforcement smart monitoring devices. In addition to its remarkable mechanical and piezoelectric performance, the growth mechanisms, the recyclability, the sensitivity, and repairability of the 3D-printed Rochelle salt cuttlebone composite were studied. Furthermore, the versatility of composite has been explored and applied as smart sensor armor for football players and fall alarm knee pads, focusing on incorporated mechanical reinforcement and electrical self-sensing capabilities with data collection of the magnitude and distribution of impact forces, which offers new ideas for the design of next-generation smart monitoring electronics in sports, military, aerospace, and biomedical engineering.

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  • Qingqing He & Yushun Zeng & Laiming Jiang & Ziyu Wang & Gengxi Lu & Haochen Kang & Pei Li & Brandon Bethers & Shengwei Feng & Lizhi Sun & Peter Sun & Chen Gong & Jie Jin & Yue Hou & Runjian Jiang & We, 2023. "Growing recyclable and healable piezoelectric composites in 3D printed bioinspired structure for protective wearable sensor," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-41740-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41740-6
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    1. Laiming Jiang & Gengxi Lu & Yushun Zeng & Yizhe Sun & Haochen Kang & James Burford & Chen Gong & Mark S. Humayun & Yong Chen & Qifa Zhou, 2022. "Flexible ultrasound-induced retinal stimulating piezo-arrays for biomimetic visual prostheses," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-13, December.
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