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Effect of Solvent on Segregated Network Morphology in Elastomer Composites for Tunable Piezoresistivity
Author(s) -
Sang Zhen,
Guo Haochen,
Ke Kai,
ManasZloczower Ica
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
macromolecular materials and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1439-2054
pISSN - 1438-7492
DOI - 10.1002/mame.201970023
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , elastomer , piezoresistive effect , composite number , thermoplastic polyurethane , electrical conductor , thermoplastic elastomer , filler (materials) , polymer , polyurethane , thermoplastic , copolymer
The Great Wall of China has a history of hundreds of years due to its strong brick‐wall structure. Inspired by this, a segregated filler network structure is created as an efficient way to build strong electrically conductive networks of carbon nanostructures throughout a polymer matrix. In article number 1900278 by Kai Ke, Ica Manas‐Zloczower, and co‐workers, tunable segregated networks are realized by utilizing solvents with different swelling effects on the thermoplastic polyurethane. These polymer/filler interface layers with different morphologies enable different piezoresistive sensitivities toward developing composite sensors for various flexible electronic applications.