Versatile hydrogel based on polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan/regenerated silk fibroin

Abstract

Abstract Versatile sensors have broad application prospects in human motion detection, health monitoring, wearable electronic devices and flexible electronic skin and other emerging fields. In this work, the enhanced hydrogel was prepared by freezing and thawing process with calcium ion crosslinking. This composite material shows excellent flexibility and elasticity, and after being cut in half, it can automatically heal well in a short time without external force. It shows great potential in flexible and wearable devices.