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Water enabled self-healing polymeric coating with reduced graphene oxide-reinforcement for sensors

Ly, Kally C.S. ; Jimenez, Mawin J.M. ; Cucatti, Silvia ; Volpati, Diogo LU ; Pereira-da-Silva, Marcelo A. ; Shimizu, Flavio M. ; Almeida, Tiago P. ; Rodrigues, Varlei ; da Silva, Jose Alberto F. and Alvarez, Fernando , et al. (2021) In Sensors and Actuators Reports 3.
Abstract

Intrinsic self-healing materials have received significant attention due to the characteristic recovery after damage properties through reversible dynamic covalent and non-covalent interactions. Furthermore, functional recovery with reliable mechanical properties are highly keen as protective coatings, specifically for devices and sensors vulnerable to abrasion in severe environments. Here, we present a functional hierarchical nanostructure capable of multiple micro-sized healings, with enhanced mechanical hardness due to the incorporation of graphene oxide (rGO) nanoplatelets. A self-healing multilayered nanocomposite formed by poly(ethylene imine) (PEI) and poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) was easily assembled by the layer-by-layer (LbL)... (More)

Intrinsic self-healing materials have received significant attention due to the characteristic recovery after damage properties through reversible dynamic covalent and non-covalent interactions. Furthermore, functional recovery with reliable mechanical properties are highly keen as protective coatings, specifically for devices and sensors vulnerable to abrasion in severe environments. Here, we present a functional hierarchical nanostructure capable of multiple micro-sized healings, with enhanced mechanical hardness due to the incorporation of graphene oxide (rGO) nanoplatelets. A self-healing multilayered nanocomposite formed by poly(ethylene imine) (PEI) and poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) was easily assembled by the layer-by-layer (LbL) technique. The addition of the rGO nanoplatelets in the LbL nanostructure resulted in a 13-fold increase in hardness (0.4 ± 0.1 GPa) when compared to the (PEI/PAA) architecture (0.03 ± 0.01 GPa). In addition, the nanocomposite presents an enhanced insulating electrical behavior (∼ 4.10−8 S/cm) despite the addition of the rGO nanoplatelets. Raman and Zeta Potential analysis indicated a possible wrapping of the rGOs by PEI, justifying the observed insulating electrical characteristics. The nanocomposite presents good hydrophobicity with a water contact angle of 136°, interesting to extend the lifetime and protect underlying layers from humidity, degradation, and encrustation. Therefore, we propose an attractive hydrophobic, electrically insulating, and mechanically resistant multifunctional coating for high-performance electronic interfaces from minor cuts and abrasions, dispensing maintainer intervention.

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Hardness, Layer-by-layer, Multifunctional coating, Reduced graphene oxide, Self-healing
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Sensors and Actuators Reports
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3
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100059
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Elsevier
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2666-0539
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10.1016/j.snr.2021.100059
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English
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  abstract     = {{<p>Intrinsic self-healing materials have received significant attention due to the characteristic recovery after damage properties through reversible dynamic covalent and non-covalent interactions. Furthermore, functional recovery with reliable mechanical properties are highly keen as protective coatings, specifically for devices and sensors vulnerable to abrasion in severe environments. Here, we present a functional hierarchical nanostructure capable of multiple micro-sized healings, with enhanced mechanical hardness due to the incorporation of graphene oxide (rGO) nanoplatelets. A self-healing multilayered nanocomposite formed by poly(ethylene imine) (PEI) and poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) was easily assembled by the layer-by-layer (LbL) technique. The addition of the rGO nanoplatelets in the LbL nanostructure resulted in a 13-fold increase in hardness (0.4 ± 0.1 GPa) when compared to the (PEI/PAA) architecture (0.03 ± 0.01 GPa). In addition, the nanocomposite presents an enhanced insulating electrical behavior (∼ 4.10<sup>−8</sup> S/cm) despite the addition of the rGO nanoplatelets. Raman and Zeta Potential analysis indicated a possible wrapping of the rGOs by PEI, justifying the observed insulating electrical characteristics. The nanocomposite presents good hydrophobicity with a water contact angle of 136°, interesting to extend the lifetime and protect underlying layers from humidity, degradation, and encrustation. Therefore, we propose an attractive hydrophobic, electrically insulating, and mechanically resistant multifunctional coating for high-performance electronic interfaces from minor cuts and abrasions, dispensing maintainer intervention.</p>}},
  author       = {{Ly, Kally C.S. and Jimenez, Mawin J.M. and Cucatti, Silvia and Volpati, Diogo and Pereira-da-Silva, Marcelo A. and Shimizu, Flavio M. and Almeida, Tiago P. and Rodrigues, Varlei and da Silva, Jose Alberto F. and Alvarez, Fernando and Riul, Antonio}},
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  keywords     = {{Hardness; Layer-by-layer; Multifunctional coating; Reduced graphene oxide; Self-healing}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Sensors and Actuators Reports}},
  title        = {{Water enabled self-healing polymeric coating with reduced graphene oxide-reinforcement for sensors}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snr.2021.100059}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.snr.2021.100059}},
  volume       = {{3}},
  year         = {{2021}},
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