Abstract
Hydrogels are widely applied in the flexible wearable electronic devices field owing to their skin-like stretchability, superb biocompatibility, and high conductivity retention under mechanical deformations. Nevertheless, hydrogels are prone to freezing at low temperatures and losing water at high temperatures, which seriously limits their practical applications. Herein, a binary solvent system of ionic liquid (1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride) and water was prepared to endow the ionic hydrogel high ionic conductivity (0.28 S m-1 at 25 °C), high transparency (94.26%), and superior freezing tolerance (-50 °C). The multiple hydrogen bonds formed among polymer chains, water, and ionic liquids significantly improved the mechanical properties of the ionic hydrogel, enabling excellent tensile properties (strain >1800%) and durability (1000 times at 100% strain). Moreover, the ionic hydrogel was further assembled into a dual-response sensor, which exhibited satisfactory sensitivity to both tension (gauge factor = 2.15 at 200% strain) and temperature (temperature coefficient of resistance = -1.845%/°C) and can be applied for human motion and body temperature monitoring. This study provides a versatile method for preparing multifunctional hydrogels with a wide range of applications and lays the groundwork for human movement detection and smart health care.
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