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Highly Stretchable, Strain Sensing Hydrogel Optical Fibers
Author(s) -
Guo Jingjing,
Liu Xinyue,
Jiang Nan,
Yetisen Ali K.,
Yuk Hyunwoo,
Yang Changxi,
Khademhosseini Ali,
Zhao Xuanhe,
Yun SeokHyun
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201603160
Subject(s) - materials science , self healing hydrogels , fiber , core (optical fiber) , optical fiber , composite material , strain (injury) , fluorescence , optoelectronics , optics , polymer chemistry , medicine , physics
A core‐clad fiber made of elastic, tough hydrogels is highly stretchable while guiding light . Fluorescent dyes are easily doped into the hydrogel fiber by diffusion. When stretched, the transmission spectrum of the fiber is altered, enabling the strain to be measured and also its location.