Researchers have developed first synthetic skin that is both sensitive
to touch and capable of healing itself quickly and repeatedly at room
temperature.
The finding could lead to smarter prosthetics or resilient personal
electronics that repair themselves. Stanford University professor Zhenan Bao and
her team have succeeded in making the first material that can both sense subtle
pressure and heal itself when torn or cut. In the last decade, there have been
major advances in synthetic skin, said Bao, but even the most effective
self-healing materials had major drawbacks. Some had to be exposed to high
temperatures, making them impractical for day-to-day use.
Others could heal at room temperature, but repairing a cut changed their
mechanical or chemical structure, so they could only heal themselves once. Most
importantly, no self-healing material was a good bulk conductor of electricity,
a crucial property. The study findings were published in the journal 'Nature
Nanotechnology'.
Source: Times of India
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